An experienced developer said re: #LLM-backed #AI
> “things can move as fast as they want but the speed of my actual understanding is the only one useful to me”

They make an essential point: new tools aren't magically useful because companies are selling them.

Experienced people in the field have to spend some time to determine: “What Fresh Snake Oil”? This takes wall-clock time.

There are far too many PT Barnums and far too few Alan Turnings in our field today.

I fear for users' rights.