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Linus Torvalds used AI to fix a Linux bug, and now LLM critics on Linux face an uncomfortable choice
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What lives have been saved by LLMs?
Not llms, but image recognition in medical fields has gotten really good
Sure, but that's not an LLM.
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I'm not aware of any life savings. I am aware of several cases where it has told people they should kill themselves.
Yes, LLMs appear to be much less useful in the lifesaving department. I'm sure the info they give has been helpful to someone, but the psychosis stories are insane.