6 comments

  • iugtmkbdfil834 12 minutes ago
    Read it. Was not impressed. While the hypothesis is sound ( and likely to be true ), the paper itself is a microcosm of everything wrong with papers these days. For example, referenced "Web Appendix Table W3", which promises seed prompts is missing..
  • mitchbob 55 minutes ago
    The Wharton paper this is taken from was discussed last month (142 comments):

    https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47467913

  • julianlam 1 hour ago
    Before you start to feel smug about this and think you're above it.

    I've read three blog posts in as many days where their authors quietly reflect that Claude is so good that it has effectively hijacked their own decision making processes when they weigh the value of starting a project.

    Do they embark on it, or hand it over to Claude, even if the process is mind-numbing and you learn nothing?

  • tqi 1 hour ago
    Doesn't sound like there was any incentive to get the answer right, so why would anyone bother fact checking AI answers. These marketing researchers are basically trying to rebrand path of least resistance to be a new thing?

    On brand for Wharton I guess.

  • panny 4 hours ago
    Then you "hack" System 3 and direct everyone to buy your advertiser's product. -- Someone at Google, probably.
    • add-sub-mul-div 3 hours ago
      LLMs are the final form of advertising and propaganda. Seamless and undisclosed. There's no possibility that it isn't the endgame.
      • owlboy 1 hour ago
        “Step right up, We’re doing a new training run, and offering positive brand sentiment to the 1000 highest bidders.”
  • 8593376393 3 hours ago
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