An experienced developer said re: #LLM-backed #AI
> “things can move as fast as they want but the speed of my actual understanding is the only one useful to me”
They make an essential point: new tools aren't magically useful because companies are selling them.
Experienced people in the field have to spend some time to determine: “What Fresh Snake Oil”? This takes wall-clock time.
There are far too many PT Barnums and far too few Alan Turnings in our field today.
I fear for users' rights.
Bradley M. Kühn
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2026-02-22 01:33:01 UTC
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