An obsequious “always yes” machine…well, your head might say it’s far-fetched, but the instinct for psychological self-defense won’t let your brain let go of it.
You might say “Don’t they understand [fact about LLMs]???” but often the appeal isn’t factual; it’s emotional.
Ignore that at your peril.
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All these breathless articles about people forming weird relationships with LLMs, ruining marriages or going down psychological rabbit holes because of the emotionally compulsion-forming quality of having something that always says yes to you?
I think that’s happening to people in management, too, in their professional lives — and they’re making purchase decisions around it.
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