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AI invented by IT pros to field user questions, not answer them

IT professionals developed artificial intelligence to redirect user inquiries about technical issues to AI systems, rather than handling them directly. This shift aims to alleviate the burden on human IT support by leveraging large language models (LLMs) for problem-solving. AI

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing an opinion about the motivation behind AI development, not a factual report of an event.

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AI invented by IT pros to field user questions, not answer them

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · riskable ·

    The real reason why IT people invented # AI was so that people would ask the AI about their IT problems instead of # IT people. # LLMs

    The real reason why IT people invented # AI was so that people would ask the AI about their IT problems instead of # IT people. # LLMs