Post #1953589
2026-02-22 12:51 UTC
Next person comes along and does the same thing, except now the LLM
is referencing my report based on an LLM summary. This repeats until all academic value has been drained from the source material. Are we at a net gain or loss of intelligence after this happens?
@reading_recluse @papageier
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@papageier@digitalcourage.social 2026-02-22 13:12
@brokenshell @reading_recluse I honestly don't know. I had presumed LLM output to deteriorate over time, as AI output appears on the Web and is used to train NextGen AI. However, so far I stand corrected. Latest LLM versions are doing astonishingly well, and the limits are not yet in sight. Yes, it is probably a hard experience for academics to suddenly face the same fate as simple workers (like weavers) 150 years ago. Because they always felt superior, and therefore safe? Maybe. This alone should teach us a lesson. But the underlying truth is: if you can automate something in a disruptive manner, someone will always do it. All others have no choice: follow suit, find a niche or suffer economic death.