Local-model user asks: has LLM enthusiasm crossed into magical thinking?
Red_Redditor_Reddit · reddit · 2026-10-26
A Reddit user who has only run local LLMs asks whether the hype has gone too far. Around him, a construction firm owner forces employees to use AI even when it produces nonsense emails and lowers productivity, tech workers talk about AI as if scale alone unlocks a leap to a new dimension, and some people treat LLM outputs like divine revelation. Admitting he has never tried Claude or ChatGPT, he asks the community what he might be missing and why people are acting so strangely.
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