Two big risks to watch out for using LLM productivity tools.
LLMs are amazing at memorizing stuff, but they’re pretty bad at understanding projects on a large scale or handling research tasks without clear specs.
I’ve been using LLMs a lot to boost productivity, and here’s how I’d rate their usefulness:
1️⃣ Writing: ChatGPT is great for things like math formula in latex, and GitHub Copilot does well in sentence auto-completion.
2️⃣ AdalFlow library: Depends on the task. For well-defined stuff like graph traversal or boilerplate testing code, LLMs are helpful. But for research exploration and new features, I’m mostly on my own.
3️⃣ Frontend code: Since I’m less experienced with frontend, LLMs can be a real help here.
That said, here are the two big risks to watch out for:
1️⃣ LLM hallucinations: They can introduce bugs and suboptimal code, so you always need to double-check and really understand what you’re doing.
2️⃣ Over-reliance: Using LLMs too much can make you less sharp over time. You’ve got to stay intentional, keep learning, and deepen your own understanding.
What do you use LLM for? How does it impact your productivity?
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