Author struggles to track diverse LLM communities and concepts

By PulseAugur Editorial · [1 sources] · 2026-08-24 19:46

The author is finding it increasingly difficult to track the diverse and rapidly evolving landscape of Large Language Models (LLMs). They note the emergence of various distinct groups and subcultures within the AI community, such as vibe coders, agentic engineers, and token maxxers. This observation serves as a prelude to a discussion about the concept of "smoking an LLM," which is further elaborated in a linked article. AI

IMPACT Highlights the growing complexity and fragmentation of the AI research and development landscape.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece discussing the difficulty of tracking developments in the LLM space and categorizing different groups within the AI community.

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Author struggles to track diverse LLM communities and concepts

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Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · janikvonrotz · 2026-08-24 19:46

# Smoke an LLM I try to keep a tab on what people are doing with Large Language Models (LLMs). It has become more difficult to understand what’s going on. There

# Smoke an LLM I try to keep a tab on what people are doing with Large Language Models (LLMs). It has become more difficult to understand what’s going on. There many different groups and scenes in realm of "ai". You have vibe coders, agentic engineers, luddites, token maxxers and…

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# Smoke an LLM I try to keep a tab on what people are doing with Large Language Models (LLMs). It has become more difficult to understand what’s going on. There

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