Paul Barnhurst argues that current AI tools hide too much from users: they run only online, don't show if they're stalled, pick models automatically without explanation, and never reveal their reasoning. When the logic is invisible, he says, the risk grows.
The biggest issues we're all experiencing online, different things. One, it's online, it's not in desktop. Two, you just have no idea is it hanging up or is it working? And the third thing, which I think is a good thing, but you're seeing, is one, it picks what it's doing. You don't have to select through a bunch of different models, which at times can be a problem, but I'd say the average user, that's a good thing, not having to try to figure out what model to use. We kind of sat on that after the last episode, which is probably still. My position is having the tool choose which is the best. LLM would be great. It doesn't feel like it. Well, none of them that we've tested so far do that. Having the choice manually sounds great, but actually might add a layer of even more stress and confusion. But I do think the big drawback at the moment. Well, they're all drawbacks. It being online, massive drawback. But it's a first stab and I'm sure it will end up in the desktop. Not seeing the thought process is a really big drawback at the moment.
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