[maybesomaybenot]

I think a lot of these people object to AI probably see the gross amounts of energy it is using, or the trillions of dollars going to fewer than half a dozen men (most american, mostly white).

But, once you've had AI help you solve some gnarly problems, it is hard not to be amazed.

And this is coming from a gal who thinks the idea of self-driving cars is the biggest waste of resources ever.

[BalinKing]

(EDIT: Upon rereading this, it feels unintentionally blunt. I'm not trying to argue, and I apologize if my tone is somewhat unfriendly—that's purely a reflection of the fact that I'm a bad writer!)

Sorry, maybe I should've been clearer in my response—I specifically disagree with the "college professor" comparison. That is to say, in the areas I've tried using them for, LLM's can't even help me solve simple problems, let alone gnarly ones. Which is why hearing about experiences like yours leaves me genuinely confused.

I do get your point about people disagreeing with modern AI for "political" reasons, but I think it's inaccurate to lump everyone into that bucket. I, for one, am not trying to make any broader political statements or anything—I just genuinely can't see how LLMs are as practically useful as other people claim, outside of specific use cases.