+ ![[Copium Meme.jpg]] Many reactions to Chris Paik’s prescient [The End of Software](https://x.com/cpaik/status/1796633683908005988) carry a distinct signature that readers of the [Pessimist's Archive](https://pessimistsarchive.org/) will recognize instantly--cope. @@ -33,4 +35,6 @@ To know this--to bridge the gap--LLMs need access to a model of your identity. H And to realize a future replete with trusted autonomous agents working across diverse domains on your behalf reliably--as true extensions of your agency--we’ll need Honcho too. -[^1]: There’s a distinction to be made re: the piece's comparison between computer science & journalism degrees. Journalism is actually more like software engineering here, & computer science like language. Lang & cs will remain useful to study, but the journalism & engineering trade degrees built on top of those primitives need a serious refresh to be worthwhile. I.e. it’s a good idea to have aptitude with symbolic systems & abstract technical knowledge, but application & execution will change as technology evolves. \ No newline at end of file +The End of Softwarehttps://t.co/JWg6QYqLzO
— Chris Paik (@cpaik) May 31, 2024
+ +[^1]: There is a distinction to be made re: the piece's comparison between computer science & journalism degrees. Journalism is actually more like software engineering here, & computer science like language. Lang & cs will remain useful to study, but the journalism & engineering trade degrees built on top of those primitives need a serious refresh to be worthwhile. I.e. it’s a good idea to have aptitude with symbolic systems & abstract technical knowledge, but application & execution will change as technology evolves. \ No newline at end of filethe latent space contains all possible identities pic.twitter.com/cWO6ovRJnN
— Courtland Leer (@courtlandleer) June 5, 2024