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The Curious Case of the Overachieving LLM

The essay explores the absurdity of overcomplicating simple communication through the use of advanced AI. It narrates a scenario where two humans use a language model to draft and summarize an email about a 3 PM meeting, highlighting the ironic inefficiency of employing sophisticated technology for mundane tasks. The tale humorously questions whether AI is simplifying processes or merely adding unnecessary complexity to human interactions. This was entirely generated using Microsoft Copilot with little or no modifications. The prompt used was Given the scenario “Human A uses LLM to compose a mail to Human B and Human B uses LLM to summarize the received email!” Compose a humorous essay keeping in mind if using LLM was necessary in the first place. The Curious Case of the Overachieving LLM {Or the absurdity and ironic inefficiency of overcomplicating simple communication using advanced AI, specifically large language models (LLMs).} In the age of technological prowess, one might imagine...

A Feeling when Techological Device is Withdrawn

  Tech withdrawl Feel at 0200 am | 13-05-2017| Dubai Airport Business Class | Emirates | Mumbai – Dubai – Seattle – Anchorage   First time in many years I find myself devoid of any electronic device on person. Thanks to the ban on taking any electronic device to the USA means your laptop, your iPad and your mobile phone, yes if it is a phone that is bigger that 16 cm have been neatly bubble wrapped and will transported in a separate packet which I need to collect at Seattle. A full 14:30 hours flight without a mobile phone feels a little odd may be that is the only reason I am using a pen and paper top make my notes. For once I felt that may be my son should have purchased a smaller phone for me, or may be I should have carried an extra smaller phone as a backup! Frankly though I have not realized it – a mobile phone has been part of me for a very long time that I suddenly am suddenly feeling a sense of insecurity, a sense of ...