I think the country itself is irrelevant, I'm an expat there as well as the people who exhibit the behaviors discussed (different backgrounds though)
Anyway, the main point remains, not all cultures have the same values and if someone comes from a culture where taking advantage of others is celebrated, (for your own sanity) beware
You made the right choice. You will outlast OpenAi and Anthropic. They sell hallucinations and best guesses. The future can't be built on that. A good pilot who cares about safety and details, that can't be replaced with an LLM.
I knew the Mitchell and Webb duo from _The Peep Show_ and one day (long before the pandemic) I saw a comment on Slashdot about working from home linking to this sketch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=co_DNpTMKXk
Then I watched that show and learned about Numberwang.
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