Mastodawn

i do not want to get into the business of posting LLM takes but very briefly:

It feels clear to me that some people* are getting value out of using LLMs for programming. Basically see https://simonwillison.net/'s whole blog. If I think about it purely on the basis of "in a vacuum, can this help me write programs", it seems like an exciting technology.

BUT...

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(* it also feels clear that some people are NOT getting value out of LLMs, hoping to avoid flamewars about that please)

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Julia Evans Feb 23

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Google search doesn't work as well anymore because the results are full of LLM-generated articles? I hear about CEOs putting pressure on their teams to produce more faster because they've been told that AI will increase productivity?

it feels sad. even though I find LLMs useful sometimes, with all of the societal impacts it often feels like it isn't actually improving my life.

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aoanla

@b0rk I still think the asbestos metaphor is useful here - it's possible (in fact, not uncommon) for technologies to be both useful in some ways and damaging in others... and it can be the case that the downsides are impossible to suppress or are very long-lasting.