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by adamddev1 2 hours ago
I made one language learning app with a top end LLM backend and at first I thought it was magic. But as I and other people used it more I realized:

- This thing is very consistently lying and misleading people. Do I want to introduce more deception and confusion into the world?

- people don't actually want to use this.

- I don't actually want to use this.

- Something about this feels wrong.

I dropped it. I have another couple of big language learning projects made with 100% human blood sweat and tears, long projects over many years. Zero LLMs or voice models used for anything. Those continue to grow and are loved, and I feel great about them.