An internal Microsoft memo has leaked. It was written by Julia Liuson, president of the Developer Division at Microsoft and GitHub. The memo tells managers to evaluate employees based on how much t…
I have the same worries in engineering. We had a presentation of some AI “consultancy” firm that was telling us that now is the time to stop hesitating and start doing with LLMs and gave some examples of companies “they” found in regards to our industry. When i asked, if they know any company that is willing to take the legal risks if their designs turn out hazardous, there was the sound of crickets. And just with that, LLMs are completely useless for any design tasks. If i still have to check the design to be in adherence with all relevant laws, norms and other standards, i might just do the design myself.
That is not to say, that there wouldn’t be useful tools that fall into what is called “AI” these days. But these tools are designed for specific purposes, by people who do understand the specific purpose and its caveats.
I have the same worries in engineering. We had a presentation of some AI “consultancy” firm that was telling us that now is the time to stop hesitating and start doing with LLMs and gave some examples of companies “they” found in regards to our industry. When i asked, if they know any company that is willing to take the legal risks if their designs turn out hazardous, there was the sound of crickets. And just with that, LLMs are completely useless for any design tasks. If i still have to check the design to be in adherence with all relevant laws, norms and other standards, i might just do the design myself.
That is not to say, that there wouldn’t be useful tools that fall into what is called “AI” these days. But these tools are designed for specific purposes, by people who do understand the specific purpose and its caveats.