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Quoting Timothy B. Lee

Timothy B. Lee criticized the notion that large language models require no skill or learning curve, comparing it to the false assumption that managing employees is effortless because they follow orders.

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26th June 2026

This is like saying there's no learning curve to being a manager because your employees will just do whatever you tell them to do.

— Timothy B. Lee, on the idea that LLMs take no skill and have no learning curve

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