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Researcher rejects LLMs for her work, citing confident errors and loss of creative control

Researcher publishes essay rejecting LLMs for her work

2 Nov 1 4:49 PM · 10d ago · 1 post · 1 source · development 2 of 3

A developer and security researcher posted an essay titled "So I guess everyone uses LLMs to think now" explaining why she has never used AI models for any published research despite repeated suggestions to do so. She cites loss of enjoyment, inability to take credit for AI work, and frustration with LLMs' confident errors.

“i do this for fun, and i don't find giving an ai all the fun at poking at something instead of doing it myself fun. put it another way, i like using my brain”

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