TDLR; Nope.
There's been a growing bunch that now believe that large language models are deeply inhumane. "Anti-human", even.
A core claim is that LLMs enrich the few (AI companies) at the expense of the masses. White-collar workers are deskilled and devalued, replaced by a small set of mathematical equations with algorithmic undertones. No regard for the intangible value of human craftsmanship and labor.
And for a time, I agreed.
But no longer — let me explain.
Firstly, LLMs are simply sophisticated screwdrivers. They are tools.
Second, LLMs are mathematical equations underpinned by algorithms. They are not "intelligent" as we typically define intelligence. They cannot "think".
Lastly, LLMs are arguably the single greatest leap in technology we have experienced in the last several decades. Never before have we been able to "talk" to a machine in plain English and have it do things. That is an incredible feat of human engineering to be admired, one built on centuries of progress and toil by our ancestors.
Groovy, baby.
As such, we should embrace this relatively-new kind of tool to build, create and serve.
If someone invented a hammer than could simultaneously measure, level and mark the board for you while you pound away, would you not use it?
Now, of course there are problems — same as virtually any new technology. The automobile brought ease of travel at the cost of deadly tragedy. The internet brought global knowledge exchange at the cost of rapid transmission of misinformation. And now the LLM has brought democratization of expertise as the cost of "slop".
New technology begets new opportunities. In all three of these cases, the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks.
History agrees. Now the question is: do you?
Recommended Resources
Large Language Models explained briefly by 3Blue1Brown
Lions and Scavengers: The True History of America by Ben Shapiro