LLMs Aren't Just Hype, They're the Only Working Solution
_aidan_clark_ · x · 2026-07-15
In response to an article criticizing LLMs, the author argues that critics view this trend as a Silicon Valley echo chamber, but reality says otherwise—LLMs are heavily adopted because they are currently the only thing we've found that actually works.
This serves as a direct rebuttal to the "AI hype is just a bubble" narrative, rather than a deep dive into technical specifics.
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