https://aneeshsathe.com/tags/thinking/Recent content in Thinking on Aneesh SatheHugoen-usSat, 05 Jul 2025 05:54:05 +0000https://aneeshsathe.com/chatbots-bats-broken-oracles/Sat, 05 Jul 2025 05:54:05 +0000https://aneeshsathe.com/chatbots-bats-broken-oracles/<p>I had the strangest conversation with my son today. There used to be a time when computers never made a mistake. It was always the user that was in error. The computer did exactly  what you asked it to do. If something went wrong it was you, the user, that didn’t know what you wanted. After decades of that being etched in today I found myself telling him that computers make mistakes, you have to check if the computer has done the right thing and that is actually ok. A computer that hallucinates also provides a surface for exploration and seeking answers to questions.</p>