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• @siguza@infosec.space 2026-01-23 06:26

  @nicolas17@social.treehouse.systems @madcoder@infosec.exchange yeah, I agree with Nicolas here, and I'd file LLMs in the same category as the blockchain. This is in contrast to some technologies like the Metaverse, which I do outright dismiss as bullshit. But the blockchain is actually useful to some people - mostly criminals and famous figures looking to do quick pump & dump schemes. But because these groups exist and because blockchain technology is useful to them, it lives on beyond the "web3" hype. The same applies to LLMs, they are obviously useful to certain groups of people. The IRA uses them to run disinformation bots, OnlyFans pimps are using them to run spam bots, a horde of new "content creators" is using them to post slop videos to YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, etc. that get millions of views, SEO "engineers" are using them to dominate search results, etc. What all of these have in common is that the actor in question feeds the LLM output to someone else, be it a machine or a human. People also try to use LLM output for themselves every now and then, but that usually gets them hurt very quickly. Have it generate you a cooking recipe and you'll end up poisoned. Have it generate you documentation and you'll be chasing a ghost for two days. Have it role-play as your therapist and you'll find yourself in psychosis. Because one fact remains: if a human delivered the output that an LLM delivers, they'd get fired/ostracised. So yeah, LLMs are definitely very useful to certain groups of people. Predominantly in deception of others.

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