The LLM Critics Are Right. I Use LLMs Anyway.

In a candid reflection, Jeremy Theocharis admits to the dissonance he feels regarding the use of large language models (LLMs), expressing nearly an agreement with critics while continuing to leverage them in his work. His recent experiences at Local-First Conf in Berlin highlight this dissonance, especially following a talk by Armin Ronacher about creating machine entities. Theocharis navigates the complexities of using LLMs despite understanding the criticisms against them.