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this post was submitted on 05 Jan 2026
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Clearly you haven't worked with one.
Its great for getting detailed references on code, or finding sources for info that would take a LOT longer otherwise.
Maybe. It adds to the list of sources you have to check from, but i've found i still have to manually check to see if it's actually on topic rqther than only tangentially related to what I'm writing about. But that's fair enough, because otherwise it'd be like cheating, having whole essays written for you.
I know it's perhaps unreasonable to ask, but if you can share examples/anecdotes of this I'd like to see. To understand better how people are utilising LLMs
That’s some funny shit.
Skill issue. I'm better at retrieving and then actioning real and pertinent information than you and an AI combined, guaranteed.
Not who you're responding to, but I used one extensively in a recent work project. It was a matter of necessity, as I didn't know how to word my question in the technical terms specific to the product, and it was something that was just perfect for search engines to go "I think you actually mean this completely different thing". There was also a looming deadline.
Being able to search using natural language, especially when you know conceptually what you're lookong for but not the product or system specific technical term, is useful.
Being able to get disparate information that is related to your issue but spread across multiple pages of documentation in one spot is good too.
But detailed references on code? Reliable sources?
I have extensive technical background. I had a middling amount of background in the systems of this project, but no experience with the specific aspects this project touched. I had to double check every answer it gave me due to how critical what I was working on was.
Every single response I got had a significant error, oversight, or massive concealed footgun. Some were resolved by further prompting. Most were resolved by me using my own knowledge to work from what it gave me back to things I could search on my own, and then find ways to non-destructively confirm the information or poke around in it myself.
Maybe I didn't prompt it right. Maybe the LLM I used wasn't the best choice for my needs.
But I find the attitude of singing praises without massive fucking warnings and caveats to be highly dangerous.
Great response.
It’s great until you realize it’s led you down the garden path and the stuff it’s telling you about doesn’t exist.
It’s horrendously untrustworthy.