Log: Spreadsheets Replaced Human Computers, Will LLMs Replace Human Creators?
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It’s rare to hear about the role of “human computers” today. Human computers were people tasked with executing extensive, often repetitive, calculations by hand. These calculations were essential for a variety of fields such as budgeting and finance. Human computers worked with tools like slide rules, logarithmic tables, and mechanical calculators to perform tasks that are now easily performed by spreadsheets. It was extremely labor-intensive and time-consuming. Nobody misses those days.
Log: Spreadsheets Replaced Human Computers, Will LLMs Replace Human Creators?
Log: Spreadsheets Replaced Human Computers…
Log: Spreadsheets Replaced Human Computers, Will LLMs Replace Human Creators?
It’s rare to hear about the role of “human computers” today. Human computers were people tasked with executing extensive, often repetitive, calculations by hand. These calculations were essential for a variety of fields such as budgeting and finance. Human computers worked with tools like slide rules, logarithmic tables, and mechanical calculators to perform tasks that are now easily performed by spreadsheets. It was extremely labor-intensive and time-consuming. Nobody misses those days.