"Language and Image Minus Cognition." Leif Weatherby on LLMs

Re:"Language and Image Minus Cognition." Leif Weatherby on LLMs by gametorch on Sunday June 15, 2025 @02:26AM (#44280886)

I agree there --- if you want to program, don't use an LLM!

Sometimes I do turn off the LLM on purpose because it is intrinsically enjoyable to program. I like to do things like Project Euler and I would never see the point of having an LLM do it for you, unless you were explicitly reading its code to try to learn something new.

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Re:"Language and Image Minus Cognition." Leif Weatherby on LLMs by globnomulous on Sunday June 15, 2025 @03:14AM (#44281041)

Right on.

Easier said than done though. Like many programmers, I'm finally facing upper management that expect everybody to start using AI tools. I'm half expecting to lose my job in the near future for refusing.

The future is coming, they keep telling us, (or it's already here) and if I don't actively strive to turn their fantasies into reality, I think they'll have no use for me.

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Re:"Language and Image Minus Cognition." Leif Weatherby on LLMs by gametorch on Sunday June 15, 2025 @03:17PM (#44284368)

Yeah, that sucks. Wishing you the best :)

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