[zer8k]

> the model chokes, starts hallucinating, and makes your job considerably harder.

Coincidentally this also happens with developers in unfamiliar territory.

[perrygeo]

I often think of LLMs as a really smart junior developer - full of answers, half correct, with zero wisdom but 100% confidence

I'd like to think most developers know how to say "I don't know, let's do some research" but in reality, many probably just take a similar approach to the LLM - feign competence and just hack out whatever is needed for today's goal, don't worry about tomorrow.

[namaria]

Nah LLMs are nothing like really smart junior developers.

Really smart junior developers actually have a shot at learning better and moving on from this stage.