I’ve gotten a lot of value out of the details of how other people use LLMs, so I’m delighted that Gavin Leech created a collection of exactly such posts (link should go to the right section of the page but if you don’t see it, scroll down).
I use NaturalReaders to read my own writing back to me, and create new audiobooks for walks or falling asleep (including from textbooks).
Perplexity is good enough as a research assistant I’m more open to taking on medical lit reviews than I used to be.
I used Auren, which is advertised as a thinking assistant and coach, to solve a musculoskeletal issue my physical therapist had whiffed on for weeks (referral code with free tokens, but only after your first payment).
Note that Auren has some definite whispering earring vibes, and the privacy protections don’t seem particularly strong, so think through your usage.
I used Claude to design backstories for characters in a TTRPG/
How people use LLMs
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I’ve gotten a lot of value out of the details of how other people use LLMs, so I’m delighted that Gavin Leech created a collection of exactly such posts (link should go to the right section of the page but if you don’t see it, scroll down).
https://kajsotala.fi/2025/01/things-i-have-been-using-llms-for/
https://nicholas.carlini.com/writing/2024/how-i-use-ai.html
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/CYYBW8QCMK722GDpz/how-much-i-m-paying-for-ai-productivity-software-and-the
https://www.avitalbalwit.com/post/how-i-use-claude
https://andymasley.substack.com/p/how-i-use-ai
https://benjamincongdon.me/blog/2025/02/02/How-I-Use-AI-Early-2025/
https://www.jefftk.com/p/examples-of-how-i-use-llms
https://simonwillison.net/series/using-llms/
https://signull.substack.com/p/how-to-think-with-ai
https://alicemaz.substack.com/p/how-i-use-chatgpt
https://fredkozlowski.com/2024/08/29/youre-using-chatgpt-wrong/
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/WNd3Lima4qrQ3fJEN/how-i-force-llms-to-generate-correct-code
https://www.tumblr.com/nostalgebraist/772798409412427776/even-setting-aside-the-need-to-do
https://www.jointakeoff.com/
This is more of a howto than a whatto. I wouldn’t use it for stats or pharma decisions as he does.
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/4mvphwx5pdsZLMmpY/recent-ai-model-progress-feels-mostly-like-bullshit
Some additions from me:
I use NaturalReaders to read my own writing back to me, and create new audiobooks for walks or falling asleep (including from textbooks).
Perplexity is good enough as a research assistant I’m more open to taking on medical lit reviews than I used to be.
I used Auren, which is advertised as a thinking assistant and coach, to solve a musculoskeletal issue my physical therapist had whiffed on for weeks (referral code with free tokens, but only after your first payment).
Note that Auren has some definite whispering earring vibes, and the privacy protections don’t seem particularly strong, so think through your usage.
I used Claude to design backstories for characters in a TTRPG/