One unexpected benefit of LLM (to me) is that it memorized large parts of the internet, so it has some backup like properties. SO is down, but ChatGPT memorized it already.
memorized SO, also known as "stole". when i (and everyone else) write for SO, i give them permission to use what i write, but never did I sign up for the GPT theft of that data.
You gave them permission to use it, and they used it in such a way that GPT benefits from it as training data. I'm sorry you misplaced your trust in Stack Overflow for not protecting your public writings. Knowledge is awesome, though, in that it's like a candle and by lighting a new flame, your initial candle is not diminished in any way. It's not even your sole candle but merely one in a roaring bonfire.
that's a great way to put it, I'm very disappointed they aren't the ones to innovate in this new direction, even though people gave them all the power (and data) to do it. Which they chose to give away to "Open" AI aka Microsoft and now spend their time bickering over GPT detectors and writing nonsensical CEO "vision" posts.
Basically, they really are now in a position to fizzle away at this rate, which is a shame, because I believe a community of acknowledged authors is a much more appealing way to advance knowledge than Microsoft anonymously milking the world for their sole profit and credit.
Yeah definitely. My default thought process was always, ok I'll just get a cached version, but now it's like - lemme see what GPT-4 thinks about this problem first.
One day ALL websites will go down worldwide and stay down. Could be today, could be 50 years in the future. Make sure you have a LOT of books you look forward to reading. "The Road" is not just a parable.
Interestingly, I’ve noticed a significant drop in stackoverflow results when I Google in the recent months. Can’t really attribute it to anything, but an honest word sometimes I don’t use SO for weeks.
