My name is Marshall Cowie, and I am a third-year student studying Mathematical Physics here at the University of Waterloo. For the past four months I have had the opportunity to work as an Educational Research Assistant with Diana. I worked on the Enhancing Assessment Practices project, focusing on understanding math assessment practices through collecting data from math course syllabi, as well as researching concerns surrounding generative artificial intelligence (genAI).
Introduction: The Current State of LLMs and the Promise of Autonomy
Recently, an announcement was made concerning the creation of the first autonomous software developer—amid multiple other similar announcements. As someone deeply involved in working with large language models (LLMs), I can assert two key points: First, such developments are inevitable at some point in the future. Second, the present does not yet embody this future, and I harbor significant skepticism regarding the uniqueness of their creation compared to existing...