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[–] natecox@programming.dev 5 points 2 days ago (10 children)

I mean, “to 3d print a wall” is a massive, bordering on disingenuous, understatement of what’s happening there. They’re replacing all of the construction work of framing and finishing all of the walls of the house, interior and exterior, plus attaching them and insulating them, with a single step.

My point is if you want to make a good argument against LLMs, your metaphor should not have such an easy argument against it at the ready.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Spoken like a person who has never been involved in the construction of a home. It's effectively doing the job of (poorly) pouring concrete which isn't the difficult or time consuming part.

[–] natecox@programming.dev 0 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

My dude, I worked home renovations for many years. Nice try to discredit me rather than my argument though.

[–] poopkins@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago

Ah, my apologies. I had interpreted your message to suggest that pouring cement from a robotic arm fully replaced all of the construction work of framing and finishing all of the walls of the house, interior and exterior, plus attaching them and insulating them, with a single step.

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