An opinion piece argues that Large Language Models (LLMs) should compensate engineers rather than charge them for token usage. The author contends that users provide the essential knowledge, experience, and judgment that LLMs lack, effectively making the user the product. The post highlights that detailed and thoughtful prompts, which require significant engineering expertise, incur higher costs, penalizing competence and effectively taxing skilled labor. AI
IMPACT Challenges the current LLM pricing model, suggesting a paradigm shift in how user contributions are valued.
RANK_REASON Opinion piece arguing for a novel compensation model for LLM users.
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