Simonw: Ignoring LLMs today is like a geneticist ignoring Jurassic Park
danbri · x · 2026-09-19
Simon Willison argues that computer scientists who refuse to find anything interesting about LLMs right now are like geneticists refusing to engage with a newly opened Jurassic Park — a reminder that LLMs are a once-in-a-generation research subject worth taking seriously. Dan Brickley reshared the take.
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