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Reddit discussion questions if LLMs enable new possibilities or just speed up tasks

A discussion on Reddit's r/MachineLearning subreddit questions whether Large Language Models (LLMs) have truly enabled new possibilities or merely accelerated existing tasks. The original poster contrasts LLMs with transformative inventions like fire and electricity, which created entirely new capabilities. While acknowledging LLMs' potential in hypothesis generation, the poster seeks concrete examples or research papers demonstrating LLMs solving problems previously considered impossible, rather than just improving efficiency. AI

IMPACT Prompts reflection on the true transformative potential of LLMs beyond mere efficiency gains.

RANK_REASON Discussion on a subreddit about the fundamental impact of LLMs.

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Reddit discussion questions if LLMs enable new possibilities or just speed up tasks

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  1. r/MachineLearning TIER_1 English(EN) · /u/Puzzleheaded_Trip374 ·

    Have LLMs actually made the impossible possible, or just made things faster? [D]

    <!-- SC_OFF --><div class="md"><p>I’ve been wondering what LLMs have fundamentally changed.</p> <p>Inventions like fire and electricity didn’t just save time. They made entirely new things possible, like cooking and refrigeration.</p> <p>But most LLM applications I see, like codi…