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User torn on LLMs: knowledge theft vs. powerful search and data organization tool

The author expresses conflicted feelings about the use of Large Language Models (LLMs). While acknowledging their potential for widespread knowledge theft and job displacement by corporations, they also highlight instances where LLMs have proven incredibly useful. Specifically, an LLM helped locate crucial information within a vast organization's files that had been inaccessible through traditional search methods, and another efficiently organized messy data into a usable table. AI

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IMPACT Highlights the practical utility of LLMs for information retrieval and data organization, despite ethical concerns.

RANK_REASON The item is a personal reflection on the dual nature of LLMs, expressing an opinion rather than reporting a factual event.

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    I'm torn, while LLMs are being used for the biggest knowledge theft in history, and letting a bunch of corporate bigwigs think they can replace a ton of employe

    I'm torn, while LLMs are being used for the biggest knowledge theft in history, and letting a bunch of corporate bigwigs think they can replace a ton of employees, it sure can be useful sometimes. Yesterday it somehow managed to root through a ton of my organization's files to fi…