[TriLUG] Linux From Scratch

[Stephen Wiley via TriLUG]

This is actually a really great application for LLMs. Most people who
get stuck with Linux system administration, packaging etc. get stuck
because they don't even know what question to ask. LLMs are very good at
taking vague requirements and finding particular jargon and technical
approaches that match them.

--Stephen

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 11:20:04AM -0500, William Sutton via TriLUG wrote:
> I don't have a lot of faith in AI for anything that requires truth or
> accuracy.  "AI" (LLMs) are just probablity graphs of what words are most
> likely to follow other words.  As such, they don't have a knowledge of
> things as they are (really, don't have knowledge, per se).
> 
> There is a reason why some online tech answer platforms have banned the use
> of, say, chatGPT-generated answers (including, for example, GPT claiming
> that API calls have parameters that don't actually exist).
> 
> There is a reason why judges are getting really put out with attorneys who
> submit case documents generated by GPT (for example, GPT creating
> non-existant case names out of thin air, and then citing them).
> 
> There is at least one case of a LLM AI telling a user that the world would
> be better off without him and that he should self-delete.
> 
> You might get lucky ... but it's better to actually know what you're doing
> and why you're doing it.
> 
> William Sutton
> 
> On Fri, 28 Feb 2025, Jeremy Davis via TriLUG wrote:
> 
> > I have the LFS instructions downloaded and thinking I will give it a go.
> > 
> > I have used Linux Mint for about 15 years as my primary personal computer
> > but I am still kinda weak in the command prompt. Building LFS should fix
> > that. I have joined the LFS support mailing list but I will be sure to also
> > ask TriLUG for some help along the way.
> > 
> > If it turns into too much busy work, it would be interesting to see if AI
> > can somehow help me finish it. I am video recording talks at the All Things
> > Open AI conf in a couple weeks so maybe I will learn more about how to do
> > that.
> > 
> > Jeremy Davis
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