Countering the "Pure LLMs Are Useless" Discourse: Modern AI Relies on LLMs
gabriberton · x · 2026-08-05
Responding to the ongoing discourse dismissing "pure LLMs," the author pushes back against critics like Yann LeCun and Gary Marcus.
The author points out that these skeptics never actually invested personal effort into working on LLMs because they didn't believe in them. However, it is undeniable that modern LLMs are the foundational reason we have the advanced AI systems available today.
Related event: Rebutting LeCun: LLMs Are Essential to Superintelligence(2 posts)→
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