Post #2074443
2026-04-21 14:01 UTC
@nirak
Not saying all LLMs are completely useless. My wife has always had trouble expressing herself in writing, so she now uses an LLM to help her put into text what she is struggling to write herself. In a “I'll know it when I see it” type of way, she recognises which version of a rough idea aligns with what she wants to communicate. However, this is for simple marketing copy, precision is language is not required (and probably not even desired).
It stands to reason that a large language model can have some utility assisting in language related tasks, but it's a wide jump of undeserved faith to ask it for anything and everthing.
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@nirak@lincolnite.net 2026-04-21 16:44
@airwhale My mom also uses it for that purpose (largely for church bulletins where she gets things from a variety of sources and needs to get everything in a consistent voice) I’m just so annoyed by the “summarize this email” button (and the like) I see in software now. I hate the idea of llm’s mediating my direct communication with others