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LLM Inevitabilism

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1612 points SwoopsFromAbove | 3 comments | 15 Jul 25 04:35 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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rafaelero ◴[15 Jul 25 17:24 UTC] No.44573627[source]▶
Right now, I’m noticing how my colleagues who aren’t very comfortable using LLMs for most of their work are getting sidelined. It's a bit sad seeing them struggle by not keeping pace with everyone else who is using it for ~90% of our tasks. They seem to really care about writing code themselves, but, if they don't pivot, things are probably not going to end well for them.

So is LLM inevitable? Pretty much if you want to remain competitive.

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1. callc ◴[15 Jul 25 17:58 UTC] No.44574016[source]▶
The “use LLMs or you will fall behind” narrative is pearl clutching.

I don’t see anywhere in the near future our profession becoming something other than knowledge work.

So, at the end of the day training your brain is what matters.

Over-reliance on LLM is like skipping the brain gym.

Under utilizing LLM may make you slower. There’s a good optimum of putting in the work so you learn and asking LLM

If it’s mostly a social phenomenon in your company that non believers are pushed out, that does not seem like a fun place to work.

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2. rafaelero ◴[15 Jul 25 19:17 UTC] No.44574816[source]▶
> If it’s mostly a social phenomenon in your company that non believers are pushed out, that does not seem like a fun place to work.

It's not really intentional. It's just that he's slower than the rest of the team and it is noticeable.

3. anthonypasq ◴[15 Jul 25 21:10 UTC] No.44575859[source]▶
if you refused to learn excel during the PC revolution because you preferred doing the calculations by hand, you would have quickly found yourself unemployable.