A new Coddy Developer Survey found that four in five developers, 80%, say their use of AI has felt more like a dependence than an advantage.

  • frongt@lemmy.zipEnglish
    9·
    1 day ago

    Well, vector fields are information. But they have no understanding. The number 1 might be followed by 2 in 99.999% of cases, but it has no function to explain why, or to contextualize a scenario where that might be wrong.

    • MangoCats@feddit.itEnglish
      21·
      1 day ago

      or to contextualize a scenario where that might be wrong.

      Actually, the many dimensions of the vector field are exactly where and how they do this.

      Google Gemini prompt: “List common situatuions where 2 would not be expected to folow 1”

      Here are common situations where the number 2 would not be expected to follow the number 1:

      🔢 Alternative Number Systems

      • Binary code: Counts 0, 1, 10, 11 (2 does not exist).
      • Odd numbers: Sequential listing skips even numbers (1, 3, 5, 7).
      • Prime numbers: Starting a list of odd primes skips 2 (3, 5, 7).
      • Fibonacci sequence: The sequence begins 0, 1, 1, 2 (1 follows 1).

      🏷️ Identifiers and Classifications

      • Software versioning: A patch update moves from version 1.1 to 1.1.1 or 1.2.
      • Sports jersey numbers: Roster listings sort by position or last name, not sequence.
      • Product models: iPhone models skipped from 8 to X (10), and later from 11 to 12.
      • Street addresses: Odd and even numbers sit on opposite sides of the road.

      🕒 Time and Measurements

      • Military time: The hour 01:00 moves to 02:00, but minutes go from 01 to 02 up to 59.
      • Calendar dates: January 1st is followed by January 2nd, but February 1st follows January 31st.

      🃏 Games and Sports

      • Playing cards: An Ace (1) can be followed by a King in a high-low wrap sequence.
      • Leaderboards: Tie scores result in two players holding 1st place, skipping 2nd place entirely.
      • Dice rolls: Independent probability means a roll of 1 has no bearing on the next number.

      🗣️ Linguistics and Formats

      • Alphabetical order: When sorting numbers as text, 1 is followed by 10, 100, and 11.
      • Roman numerals: The value I is followed by II, but formatting rules change at IV (4).

      To help me narrow down what you are looking for, could you tell me if you need this for a mathematical logic puzzle, a programming algorithm, or a creative writing project?

      Those context questions it asked at the end are a prompt to you to feed it dimensional guidance into its vector fields for more specifically applicable responses to your vague and open ended example.