LLMs mean that anything with an API can now be controlled in plain english.

· Bits and Bobs 4/22/24

There are a ton of amazing open source tools and frameworks that previously were a bit fiddly to use.

Some powerful libraries, like ThreeBlueOneBrown's manim, allow amazing animations, but can be hard to use if you aren't comfortable programming.

Lots of open-source tools that have a graphical user interface are confusing to use.

Open source tools with a GUI tend to have confusing user experiences, because a coherent UX requires a coherent vision, and swarms of open source volunteer effort can't do that easily.

But now, LLMs can help you use all of the power of these tools as long as they have an API.

A friend was able to use a hosted notebook running manim to take an english-language description of a visualization and, with a few automatic auto syntax-error fixing cycles, have a final rendered video.

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