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[–] gnomicutterance@awful.systems 0 points 4 months ago (35 children)

No, all you lawyers explaining to me how the practice of law works in the U.S., you would totally benefit from GPT. Complete with bonus:

  • Everyone explaining to me that lawyers actually read all the documents in discovery is really trying to explain to me, a computer scientist with 20 years of experience[1], how GPT works!
  • [1] Does OP have actual tech expertise? The answer may (not) surprise you!
  • You lawyers admit that sometimes you use google translate and database search engines, and those use machine learning components, and all ML is basically LLMs, so I'm right, Q.E.D.!
  • Lawyers couldn't possibly read everything in discovery, right?
  • Lawyers couldn't possibly pay for professional translation for everything, right?
  • Even when it's mandated by the court?
  • Really?
  • and many, many more
[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (25 children)

This thread is an unending source of amusement.

Someone there found his ORCID and... It's not great: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2835-3521

He has basically nothing published, but has like 40 different "preprints", read PDFs he uploaded to arxiv with no peer review.

I use these tools daily. I have also built software which utilizes genAI. I have also worked on fine-tuning GPTs. I have written extensive [sic!] on the topic. I also have formal training in mathematics, computer science, engineering, and anthropology^1^. [emph. mine]

🤡


^1^ No he doesn't? His Education lists A.S. in Engineering, A.S. in Computer Science, and B.S. in Mathematics, that anthropology claim seems completely made up.

[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A.S. in Engineering, A.S. in Computer Science

wait, wait. that's basically the bootcamp level of education, no?

[–] V0ldek@awful.systems 5 points 4 months ago

I know essentally nothing about the US education system but...

If you're gonna pull credentalist bullshit, maybe at least have the credentials? You took us there mate, I wouldn't be pulling your degrees up if you didn't first talk about how formally educated you are...

[–] mawhrin@awful.systems 1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

(nothing wrong with that per se, i don't have any c. s. degree anyways and yet i work in the field for years. but the gall of a dude who has finished a few two-year courses to tell fucking law professionals that they don't know enough… this is indeed the threadnought-level of recklessness.)

[–] skillissuer@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago

the sheer hubris of that individual putting out preprints, as if making this available before peer review would hasten chatgpt rapture (none of that shite will be ever published)

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