Post #2074295
2026-04-16 05:16 UTC
Diseases that are contagious before people are symptomatic are especially hazardous and epidemic-prone. The epidemic is time-delayed from the initial outbreak. LLM usage begets more LLM usage, and LLM-written technical debt takes time to become symptomatic. Exponentials are harder to see from the middle.
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@shafik@hachyderm.io 2026-04-16 20:47
@josh So much this. In a few years when LLM projects are flailing our timelines will be filled with people saying: "Why didn't anyone warn of the dangers" and we will be like