Scholar appreciates LLMs being great gatherers but poor writers
S_OhEigeartaigh · x · 2026-08-20
AI safety scholar Sean O' hEigeartaigh expresses appreciation for the current capabilities of LLMs: they excel at gathering and sifting information but remain significantly worse at writing than humans. He hopes this technological "Goldilocks zone" lasts for a long time.
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