Post B6dKBEPLc7grcSoFP6 by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
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 (DIR) Post #B6dKBEPLc7grcSoFP6 by david_chisnall@infosec.exchange
       2026-05-24T14:11:39Z
       
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       At several stages in my career, I’ve been very fortunate to work with smart and experienced people who have been willing to listen to my ideas and tell me what I misunderstood or didn’t take into account and why they won’t work. I’ve learned a huge amount from this kind of interaction.I find it immeasurably depressing to realise that there are large numbers of people out there like young me, who are talking to LLMs instead and being told that they are brilliant and their ideas are amazing. All of these people are missing out on the opportunity to learn and are completely unaware of it.
       
 (DIR) Post #B6dKBFgOsCvPZdnNce by matt@toot.cafe
       2026-05-24T14:17:19Z
       
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       @david_chisnall The trouble is that access to smart and experienced people is very unevenly distributed; as you said, you've been very fortunate. While LLMs have been infamous for being sycophantic, my experience has been that Claude pushes back in at least some cases where that's warranted. In time, access to the best LLMs may also become very unevenly distributed, but at least for now, I think some good can come from the free or cheap access that's widely available.