Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 22/03/2025People have so much fun refining the perfect wish (or prompt, if you will, see where we're going with this?) that they miss another very important line of the spell's text: a wish can be not only twisted but also *partially fulfilled* if the effect requested is beyond the power of the spell. 217712
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 22/03/2025LLMs are the Wish spell of serious and highly paid tech professionals. 528745
Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 22/03/2025This is why every AI fail will be met with "what was the prompt?" This is why devs think that asking their LLM to not hallucinate will prevent it from hallucinating. The prompt is a wish, and the perfect wish can do anything. Except, of course, within the bounds of the spell's power.arstechnica.com“Do not hallucinate”: Testers find prompts meant to keep Apple Intelligence on the railsLong lists of instructions show how Apple is trying to navigate AI pitfalls. 1031353
Generic white guy SysAdmin @westbynoreaster.bsky.social · 22/03/2025This is a WONDERFUL framing of the technology for my TRRPG addled brain. 010
Barry Dorrans @blowdart.me · 22/03/2025I read that as “LLMs are the Welsh spell” and thought yes, no vowels. 020