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Let's focus on LLMs because I think that is the gist of this article. Whilst Linus may not like the BS, as most of us don't, I disagree that LLMs are not useful
by drcwpl 2y ago
Let's focus on LLMs because I think that is the gist of this article. Whilst Linus may not like the BS, as most of us don't, I disagree that LLMs are not useful. There are many companies now implementing LLMs, even the EU parliament has implemented Claude and there are a growing list of use cases from banks, pharma, FMCG and others.
The article also digresses by stating "companies are struggling to deploy meaningful AI tools for a variety of reasons, including poor infrastructure and a lack of readiness on the parts of both workers and leaders." That is not because the LLMs are not useful - it is actually fear and inertia. So many companies are afraid to implement LLMs because a) horror stories on helpfullness, harmlessness and honesty of LLMs and b) fear of the time and infrastructure it will take because big IT projects took years and were over budget - but LLMs are different - the EU implemented Claude in less than 6 months on millions of disparate data and systems.
- JohnFen 2y agoLLMs can be useful, but outside of a couple of niche areas, they aren't incredibly so as near as I can see.