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Episode 1844 - May 16 - Tiếng Anh - ChatGPT có thể giải phóng các lập trình viên - Vina Technology at AI time Vina Technology at AI time - Công nghệ Việt Nam thời AI
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ChatGPT and the like could free up coders to new heights of creativity
John Naughton. The Guardian. Sat 11 May 2024.
Far from making programmers an endangered species, AI will release them from the grunt work that stifles innovation
When digital computers were invented, the first task was to instruct them to do what we wanted. The problem was that the machines didn’t understand English – they only knew ones and zeros. You could program them with long sequences of these two digits and if you got the sequence right then the machines would do what you wanted. But life’s too short for composing infinite strings of ones and zeros, so we began designing programming languages that allowed us to express our wishes in a human-readable form that could then be translated (by a piece of software called a “compiler”) into terms that machines could understand and obey.
Over the next 60 years or so, these programming languages – with names such as Fortran, Basic, Algol, COBOL, PL/1, LISP, C, C++, Python – proliferated like rabbits, so that there are now many hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of them. At any rate, it takes quite a while to scroll down to the end of the Wikipedia page that lists them. Some are very specialised, others more general, and over the years programmers created libraries of snippets of code (called subroutines) for common tasks – searching and sorting, for example – that you could incorporate when writing a particular program.
Terms Explanation
1 - Explain "monoculture" in the phrase: The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture.
"Monoculture" typically refers to a situation where a single type of organism dominates a particular environment, often to the exclusion of other species. In this phrase, "monoculture" is used metaphorically to describe a similar phenomenon within the realm of the internet.
Here, "monoculture" suggests that the internet has become dominated by a single or narrow range of technologies, platforms, or business models, to the detriment of diversity and resilience. This dominance can lead to a situation where a few powerful entities or practices exert significant control over the internet ecosystem, potentially stifling innovation, limiting user choice, and creating vulnerabilities.
The phrase also describes the internet as "extractive and fragile," indicating that this monoculture is not only pervasive but also unsustainable and susceptible to disruption. "Extractive" suggests that resources or value are being exploited from the internet ecosystem in a way that is harmful or unsustainable, while "fragile" implies that the system is delicate and prone to breaking under pressure.
Overall, the phrase paints a picture of an internet ecosystem that is overly reliant on a single dominant paradigm, which poses risks to its long-term viability and resilience.
2 -Explain "Armageddon" in the phrase: This is the image not of Armageddon, but of something more positive.
"Armageddon" typically refers to a cataclysmic or apocalyptic event, often associated with the end of the world or a final battle between good and evil, as depicted in various religious texts and popular culture.
In the phrase you provided, "This is the image not of Armageddon, but of something more positive," the term "Armageddon" is being used metaphorically to represent a scenario of extreme chaos, destruction, or negativity. By contrasting it with "something more positive," the speaker suggests that the situation being described is not one of utter devastation or despair, but rather something with a more favorable or optimistic outcome.
In this context, "Armageddon" serves as a symbol of the worst-case scenario, while "something more positive" represents a hopeful or constructive alternative. The phrase implies that the situation being discussed is not as dire or bleak as it may initially seem, and there is potential for a more favorable resolution or outcome.
ChatGPT and the like could free up coders to new heights of creativity
John Naughton. The Guardian. Sat 11 May 2024.
Far from making programmers an endangered species, AI will release them from the grunt work that stifles innovation
When digital computers were invented, the first task was to instruct them to do what we wanted. The problem was that the machines didn’t understand English – they only knew ones and zeros. You could program them with long sequences of these two digits and if you got the sequence right then the machines would do what you wanted. But life’s too short for composing infinite strings of ones and zeros, so we began designing programming languages that allowed us to express our wishes in a human-readable form that could then be translated (by a piece of software called a “compiler”) into terms that machines could understand and obey.
Over the next 60 years or so, these programming languages – with names such as Fortran, Basic, Algol, COBOL, PL/1, LISP, C, C++, Python – proliferated like rabbits, so that there are now many hundreds, perhaps even thousands, of them. At any rate, it takes quite a while to scroll down to the end of the Wikipedia page that lists them. Some are very specialised, others more general, and over the years programmers created libraries of snippets of code (called subroutines) for common tasks – searching and sorting, for example – that you could incorporate when writing a particular program.
Terms Explanation
1 - Explain "monoculture" in the phrase: The internet has become an extractive and fragile monoculture.
"Monoculture" typically refers to a situation where a single type of organism dominates a particular environment, often to the exclusion of other species. In this phrase, "monoculture" is used metaphorically to describe a similar phenomenon within the realm of the internet.
Here, "monoculture" suggests that the internet has become dominated by a single or narrow range of technologies, platforms, or business models, to the detriment of diversity and resilience. This dominance can lead to a situation where a few powerful entities or practices exert significant control over the internet ecosystem, potentially stifling innovation, limiting user choice, and creating vulnerabilities.
The phrase also describes the internet as "extractive and fragile," indicating that this monoculture is not only pervasive but also unsustainable and susceptible to disruption. "Extractive" suggests that resources or value are being exploited from the internet ecosystem in a way that is harmful or unsustainable, while "fragile" implies that the system is delicate and prone to breaking under pressure.
Overall, the phrase paints a picture of an internet ecosystem that is overly reliant on a single dominant paradigm, which poses risks to its long-term viability and resilience.
2 -Explain "Armageddon" in the phrase: This is the image not of Armageddon, but of something more positive.
"Armageddon" typically refers to a cataclysmic or apocalyptic event, often associated with the end of the world or a final battle between good and evil, as depicted in various religious texts and popular culture.
In the phrase you provided, "This is the image not of Armageddon, but of something more positive," the term "Armageddon" is being used metaphorically to represent a scenario of extreme chaos, destruction, or negativity. By contrasting it with "something more positive," the speaker suggests that the situation being described is not one of utter devastation or despair, but rather something with a more favorable or optimistic outcome.
In this context, "Armageddon" serves as a symbol of the worst-case scenario, while "something more positive" represents a hopeful or constructive alternative. The phrase implies that the situation being discussed is not as dire or bleak as it may initially seem, and there is potential for a more favorable resolution or outcome.
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