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It's really tiring that LLM skeptics will always talk about LLM fans every time AI comes up to strawman AI and satisfy their fragile fantasy world where everything is the sign of an AI bubble.

But, yes this is a good way to use LLMs. Just like many other mundane and not news-worthy ways that LLMs are used today. The existence of fans doesn't require a denouncement of said fans at every turn.

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I am criticizing how AI progress is reported and discussed -- given how important this development is, accurate communication is even more important for the discussion.

I think you inferring my motivation for the rant and creating a strawman yourself.

I do agree that directing my rant at the generic "fans" is not productive. The article Tao wrote was a good example of communicating the result. I should direct my criticism at specific instances of bad communication, but not the general "fans".

> The existence of fans doesn't require a denouncement of said fans at every turn.

When said 'fans' are harmful it really does.

Here's a counterexample to your hypothesis. Fans of Nazis require denouncement at every turn.

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