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Retiring FLPSX Tillinghast on M* The Long View

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  • Very impressive read!

    Tillinghast has an amazing memory and he has great attention to details, even minutia. He needs that to hold 800 stocks, and rumors are that if asked questions on ANY one of them, he can answer without checking notes.

    So, I found fascinating his example of how he "beat" ChatGPT on Perry Mason (that was my favorite TV show too at one time). He asked ChatGPT how many murderers on Perry Mason were women? ChatGPT said more than 1 BECAUSE nobody has a database of stuff like this to feed into ChatCPT, and that is certainly a correct answer, but not very insightful. But BY Tillinghast's count, there were at least 260 Perry Mason episodes with women murderers! He uses this example to point out that generative AI cannot do any original thinking, but only make conclusions based on the data it has been fed.
  • @yogi great story to read today given the recent runup in stocks that pose an existential threat equal to nuclear war.
  • @Yogibearbull said,
    He uses this example to point out that generative AI cannot do any original thinking, but only make conclusions based on the data it has been fed.
    He is a good example of a critical thinker - able to talk about his biggest investment mistake. I will miss Joel Tillinghast who seldom gives interviews and shares his insights.

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