The hottest Substack posts of Precipitation

And their main takeaways
3 HN points 24 Apr 23
  1. Startups often prefer to ask for forgiveness instead of permission to push boundaries and achieve success.
  2. OpenAI's lack of transparency on data sources and privacy policies for ChatGPT has raised concerns and led to bans.
  3. Models like ChatGPT rely on large amounts of data, potentially sourced from publicly accessible sources, raising questions about data rights and legislation.
0 implied HN points 25 Apr 23
  1. Software engineering often involves layer upon layer of abstraction. Could LLM's like ChatGPT or Copilot replace some of these layers?
  2. Consider the trade-offs before replacing abstractions with LLM's. While it may improve performance, there could be risks such as creating unmaintainable code.
  3. Exploring the efficiency of using LLM's for generating CloudFormation templates could lead to productivity improvements and faster deployment speeds, but potential drawbacks and testing need to be considered.
0 implied HN points 18 Apr 23
  1. ChatGPT is dominating tech conversations and news cycles, leaving other tech topics in the sidelines.
  2. Investment in AI, especially related to ChatGPT, is increasing, bucking the trend of decreasing venture capital investment.
  3. ChatGPT is driving one of the biggest hype cycles in tech, overshadowing other emerging technologies and attracting significant funding and attention.