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Quitting programming as a career right now because of LLMs would be like quitting carpentry as a career thanks to the invention of the table saw.

Simon Willison

@simonwillison.net

3 July 2025

Given the non-deterministic nature of LLMs, maybe sheep dogs are a better analogy than a table saw! bsky.app/profile/simo...

Simon Willison@simonwillison.net

That's entirely true: they are non-deterministic, which means you have to learn how to use them in a way that takes that into account Sheepdogs are non-deterministic too, they're still invaluable tools for someone who learns how to work with them

Simon Willison

@simonwillison.net

Love this observation: that table saw analogy really is an ink blot test for people's opinions of LLMs bsky.app/profile/yayp...

yay pineapple@yaypineapple.bsky.social

I went to your profile and read and re-read that table saw comment, and one can come away with several different interpretations! It's kind of like an ink blot test for one's thoughts about LLMs

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