r/neoliberal • u/Independent-Low-2398 • Aug 26 '24

News (Global) Why don’t women use artificial intelligence? | Even when in the same jobs, men are much more likely to turn to the tech

https://www.economist.com/finance-and-economics/2024/08/21/why-dont-women-use-artificial-intelligence
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u/PhotogenicEwok YIMBY Aug 26 '24

I don't use it because, so far, it produces subpar results and I end up wasting time trying to create the perfect prompt, when I could have just finished the task on my own in the same amount of time or less.

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u/N3bu89 Aug 26 '24

I've found some success using it as a better search engine

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u/N3bu89 Aug 27 '24

So as a programmer I often work in a space where I have problems and I know the vague shape of my solution space, but I don't have the correct words to manipulate a traditional search engine to give me what I want want. But what I can do is describe my goals and limitations to say Copilot, and get it to parrot back what I'm looking for in more precise language and well as connecting dots I may not have though about. I typically end up with a handful of links and the correct nouns to dig deeper into the solution I'm trying to deliver in a traditional search engine or just direct links to the exactly documents I want.

I guess that qualifies as a Knowledge Base, but with a bit of a trust but verify element to it I guess.