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Mojo consumes python so it can build on that.

However that assumes that LLMs are a significant part of new written code (unlikely), or a significant learning source (maybe) and can’t be adapted to mojo (they probably will be)

You'd think this, but ChatGPT is able to write code in my programming language after I feed it just a few examples. It's not perfect, but it knows enough about adjacent language that it can actually write pretty good code in my language. The problem is you have to keep reminding it about the language fundamentals, or it will start making things up as your prompts get further and further from the first examples.

I can't but respond that this seems like the very least compelling reason not to innovate on computer language design & implementation.

Python Type notations are already part of the learning corpus and can probably be generalized to Mojo. many specifics are probably almost one short learning. LLMs can easily adopt new styles once the general model is 'understood'