Strangely this reminds me of exactly how you would navigate in parts of India before the Internet became ubiquitous.
The steps were roughly: Ask a passerby how to get where you want to go. They will usually confidently describe the steps, even if they didn't speak your language. Cheerfully thank them and proceed to follow the directions. After a block or two, ask a new passerby. Follow their directions for a while and repeat. Never follow the instructions fully. This triangulation served to naturally fill out faulty guidance and hucksters.
Never thought that would one day remind me of programming.
Indeed. My experience in India is that people are friendly and helpful and try to help you in a very convincing way, even so when they don't know the answer. Not so far off LLM user experience.
The steps were roughly: Ask a passerby how to get where you want to go. They will usually confidently describe the steps, even if they didn't speak your language. Cheerfully thank them and proceed to follow the directions. After a block or two, ask a new passerby. Follow their directions for a while and repeat. Never follow the instructions fully. This triangulation served to naturally fill out faulty guidance and hucksters.
Never thought that would one day remind me of programming.