LLMs are unbeatable for functional work: devs care that scripts run, not how elegant they are
TivadarDanka · x · 2026-09-16
Tivadar Danka argues LLMs are unbeatable for functional purposes like building makeshift apps and automating tasks. His test case: asking an LLM to produce a short Manim animation illustrating gradient descent — he doesn't care how neat the script is, only that it does what he asked. For code whose only job is to work, not to challenge your beliefs, LLMs are the right tool.
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