Competence Does Not Mean What You Think it Means. Please don't fucking tell peop...

CharlesW · 2026-06-30T19:09:12 1782846552

AI can't be a competent person, but inanmate things can be competent. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/competence

conartist6 · 2026-06-30T19:25:08 1782847508

I disagree wholeheartedly. I do not give a fraction of a flying fuck what MW thinks competence is. I'm a goddamn engineer and I know what it means

recursive · 2026-06-30T20:03:41 1782849821

If you use your own definition for words, don't be upset when there's confusion about what they mean when you try to communicate.

conartist6 · 2026-06-30T20:25:21 1782851121

Sure, but don't think I'll be impressed by pedantry when there is no real doubt what I mean.