[atomic128]

Excited? I doubt that. I'm guessing you haven't read his books.

[CharlesW]

He seems pretty fascinated with the possibilities.

https://cs.stanford.edu/~knuth/chatGPT20.txt

[atomic128]

"I myself shall certainly continue to leave such research to others, and to devote my time to developing concepts that are authentic and trustworthy. And I hope you do the same. Best regards, Don"

[seanmcdirmid]

The techno pessimists on HN are probably not PhDs in computer science. I don’t think they understand what it takes to get there, and how it shapes your thinking afterwards.

[defrost]

Neither Wolf nor Knuth are PhDs in Computer Science, yet many would agree that both understand "what it takes to get there" as do many others who else live sans a PhD in Comp. Sci.