We like to say that LLMs are tools, but treat them more like a magic bullet.
Literally any dev can attest to the satisfaction from finally debugging a thorny issue. LLMs are a big dopamine shortcut button that may one-shot your problem. Do you keep pressing the button that has a 1% chance of fixing everything? It’s a lot more enjoyable than the grueling alternative, at least to me.
Same, I experienced something like this when I recently tried out LLMs for math research. I quickly got sick of it, because it never actually worked, but it did waste some of my time and I can easily imagine how one may fall into this trap hard.
I found this review from another participant useful. I particular resonate with the “generative AI slot machine effect.”
Same, I experienced something like this when I recently tried out LLMs for math research. I quickly got sick of it, because it never actually worked, but it did waste some of my time and I can easily imagine how one may fall into this trap hard.