[thesz]

So I went to check whether LLM addiction is a thing, because that's was a pole around which the grandparent's comment revolves.

It appears that LLM addiction is real and it is in same room as we are: https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4893/18/12/789

I would like to add that sugar consumption is a risk factor for many dependencies, including, but not limited to, opioids [1]. And LLM addiction can be seen as fallout of sugar overconsumption in general.

[1] https://news.uoguelph.ca/2017/10/sugar-in-the-diet-may-incre...

Yet, LLM addiction is being investigated in medical circles.

[logicprog]

I definitely don't deny that LLM addiction exists, but attempting to paint literally everyone that uses LLMs and thinks they are useful, interesting, or effective as addicted or falling for confidence or persuasion tricks is what I take issue with.

[thesz]

Did he do so? I read his comment as a sad take on the situation when one realizes that one is talking to a machine instead of (directly) to another person.

In my opinion, to participate in discussion through LLM is a sign of excessive LLM use. Which can be a sign of LLM addiction.

[wiseowise]

Interesting how you've painted everyone who uses LLMs and LLM addicts the same color to steelman your argument.