Imo the biggest problems with LLMs is that they’re being sold as something that can replace humans. The people peddling the tech are trying to hide the fact that it should never be used without HIL (human in the loop). Not for anything important.
Absolutely agree, there is a big disconnect between how these tools can actually be helpful in service of a human using them, and the narrative AI companies sell to CEOs about replacing human labor with them. This was a good write up from Doctorow incidentally on the topic. https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/vulgar-thatcherism/
Imo the biggest problems with LLMs is that they’re being sold as something that can replace humans. The people peddling the tech are trying to hide the fact that it should never be used without HIL (human in the loop). Not for anything important.
Absolutely agree, there is a big disconnect between how these tools can actually be helpful in service of a human using them, and the narrative AI companies sell to CEOs about replacing human labor with them. This was a good write up from Doctorow incidentally on the topic. https://pluralistic.net/2025/09/11/vulgar-thatcherism/