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Re:Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by bossyTeacher on Sunday January 11, 2026 @05:43PM (#46581215)
This.

To me, using an LLMs is more like having a team of ghostwriters writing your novel. Sure, you "built" your novel but it feels entirely different to writing it yourself.

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Re:Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by username223 on Sunday January 11, 2026 @10:59PM (#46583941)
And if you write novels mostly because you enjoy watching them sell, as opposed to sharing ideas with people, you don't care.

To scientists, the purpose of science is to learn more about the world; to certain others, it's about making a number of dollars go up. Mathematicians famously enjoy creating math, and would have no use for a "create more math" button. Musicians enjoy creating music, which is very different from listening to it.

We're all drawn to different vocations, and it's perverse to accept that "maximize shareholder value" is the highest.

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Re:Don't fall into the anti-AI hype by Cthulhu_ on Monday January 12, 2026 @06:50AM (#46587177)
Wouldn't it be like having a team of software developers writing your code? The analogy doesn't need to be even as far as a different line of work. And for some this (writing to managing) is a natural career progression.
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