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Ask HN: What would you name your own LLM?

A Hacker News user asked the community what they would name their own large language model, prompting responses that compared the AI to an overeager PhD student—brilliant and hardworking but lacking real-world experience and requiring constant supervision. The question highlights the growing trend of individuals and small teams adopting LLMs as cost-effective alternatives to full-time employees.

read1 min publishedJun 6, 2026

Because it's really useful, brilliant, and requires constant supervision.

Cheaper than full-time employees, and young, full of hope, and hardworking.

The overeager PhD, knowing everything and having no business sense or expierence.

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