This seems to be more about specific libraries than languages. I wish I'd seen a side by side comparison.
I did not really understand the apparent massive gains -- even the example about controlling concurrency in terms of chapter count seemed weird because the Java example passed info about chapter purpose; the Python one was just `write_single_chapter()` and seemed to have no context.
To be honest, I also really dislike the idea of using AIs to write books. It seems absolutely emblematic of the AIs replacing creativity, authors and artists side of AI -- antisocial tech, tech as anti-all-that-is-good-in-humans -- whereas AIs can be of great benefit when used to augment positively. IMO it says a lot when someone chooses that sort of example.
stuaxo•5mo ago
I haven't found one AI written thing that doesn't make me glaze over. Not only that, it makes me feel like the author has contempt for the reader if they can't be bothered to put the work in.
adamgordonbell•5mo ago
What makes prompts like 'you are a book researcher' an agent?
Isn't this just some loops and joining with some changes in prompts?
Can't you write this in a for loop calling the open AI API directly?
fzzzy•5mo ago
Yes. Calling prompts in a for loop is what makes an agent. Usually tool calls are also involved.
vintagedave•5mo ago
I did not really understand the apparent massive gains -- even the example about controlling concurrency in terms of chapter count seemed weird because the Java example passed info about chapter purpose; the Python one was just `write_single_chapter()` and seemed to have no context.
To be honest, I also really dislike the idea of using AIs to write books. It seems absolutely emblematic of the AIs replacing creativity, authors and artists side of AI -- antisocial tech, tech as anti-all-that-is-good-in-humans -- whereas AIs can be of great benefit when used to augment positively. IMO it says a lot when someone chooses that sort of example.
stuaxo•5mo ago