There are a lot of things that you just straight can't get from an LLM if you don't understand what a given model is best at. Some models will spit out decently

There are a lot of things that you just straight can't get from an LLM if you don't understand what a given model is best at. Some models will spit out decently-good python code, but fail to consistently make a sonnet in proper iambic-pentameter, while another will do so brilliantly. Most people don't find themselves using a pickup truck when they're trying to race motorcycles, or accidentally get into a Miata when they want a minivan, because even laypeople know what those broad archetypes (coupe/van, truck/motorcycle) are, and signify. With LLMs, that's not the case at all.