Im sure kinda similar things were said about the internets mainstream early days and search engines.

I use some llm tools at work, but it’s either to dig through logs or making sure I didn’t forget basic troubleshooting steps.

It is not. As with all things, LLMs have their use. Unfortunately, they are slightly overhyped and the tech is very resource hungry, contributing to environmental and societal problems in at least the USA, probably everywhere to at least some extent.

The hope is, ofcourse, that the same tech will help alleviate those problems in turn. Time will tell who’s right.