How I use LLMs to learn complex topics

Re:How I use LLMs to learn complex topics by calf on Sunday August 09, 2026 @06:06PM (#49236603)

LLM is still too verbose, a real person Socratic conversation can interact a couple sentences at a time, not spew 1-3 windowfuls of low density bullet points.

I even wonder if this behavior is due to next-token prediction architectures, somehow.

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Re:How I use LLMs to learn complex topics by hirako2000 on Sunday August 09, 2026 @07:34PM (#49237385)

There are ways to ground an LLM to be concise, and Socratic (method of inquiry, back and forth dialogue)

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Re:How I use LLMs to learn complex topics by knollimar on Sunday August 09, 2026 @09:11PM (#49238123)

I don't understand some previous complaints. It's dense and verbose seem at ends to me.

I know you probably don't consider it dense but wondering if someone can shed insight.

I find them like empty calories, like programming youtube tutorials. They maximize for feeling learnt instead of steady progress

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Re:How I use LLMs to learn complex topics by lelanthran on Monday August 10, 2026 @10:34AM (#49244272)

> I don't understand some previous complaints. It's dense and verbose seem at ends to me

It's dense along the wrong axis and verbose Along the wrong axis.

Like having acres of cardboard for dinner: you have too much dinner with not enough nutrition. Your dinner is plentiful and still not enough.

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