Don't call LLMs useless before throwing trillions of tokens at a problem
iruletheworldmo · x · 2026-10-22
A viral quip from iruletheworldmo: don't claim LLMs aren't useful when you haven't thrown trillions of tokens at a problem. The post taps into a common view in AI circles — many "LLMs don't work" conclusions come from under-resourced attempts, and real value often only emerges at massive token scale with proper iteration and workflows.
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