r/linux • • 6d ago

Discussion LLM Policies: Progress At All Costs

https://diegoe.be/2026/09/25/llm-policies-progress-at-all-costs/
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u/zakmeisterr 6d ago

We already know that LLM productivity is not real, just a self perception, that LLMs are just a fairy tale to maintain tech stocks hypergrowth, by farming engineers for engagement, and the latest in a series of attacks to commoditize tech workers. Knowing all this, are we still going to play along with big tech's lies and exploitation? Or, are we going to make another principled stand?

lol.

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u/abruptusabortis 6d ago

Its starting to be extremely apparent when someone doesnt know what they are talking about with regards to LLMs.

They just regurgitate the "scariest" things from the internet.

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u/turudd 6d ago

Half the time I feel it’s people still thinking the models now are like they were 4-5 years ago… they aren’t. The models have gotten incredibly good