LLMs Struggle to Separate Creator vs. End User Perspectives
emollick · x · 2026-08-18
Ethan Mollick notes that work products often contain information relevant only to the creator, making it a persistent issue when working with advanced LLMs. A reply adds that while LLMs possessing theory of mind is significant, their limitations become apparent when dealing with multiple audiences, such as struggling to separate the needs and perspectives of end users versus creators in coding tasks.
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