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> For every time that I'd get a better answer if the LLM had a bit more context on me If you already know what a good answer is why use a LLM? If the answer is "it'll just write the same thing quicker than I would have", then why not just use it as an autocomplete feature?
That might be exactly how they're using it. A lot of my LLM use is really just having it write something I would have spent a long time typing out and making a few edits to it. Once I get into stuff I haven't worked out how to do yet, the LLM often doesn't really know either unless I can work it out myself and explain it first.
Sometimes I’ll do five or six edits to a single prompt to get the LLM to echo back something that sounds right. That refinement really helps clarify my thinking.
…it’s also dangerous if you aren’t careful because you are basically trying to get the model to agree with you and go along with whatever you are saying. Gotta be careful to not let the model jerk you off too hard!