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Using LLMs to find not-that-rock Originally at https://seanmonstar.com/micro/20260825-llms-not-that-rock/

seanmonstar.comUsing LLMs to find not-that-rockImagine someone tells you to get them a rock. You go find one, bring it back, and they reply 'no, not that rock'. They didn't know exactly what they wanted, but they knew yours wasn't it.

Sean McArthur

@seanmonstar.com

Imagine someone tells you to get them a rock. You go find one, bring it back, and they reply 'no, not that rock'. They didn't know exactly what they wanted, but they knew yours wasn't it.

25/8/26, 2:14 pm0 reposts0 likes

Sean McArthur

@seanmonstar.com

25 Aug

When writing, I always start by dumping a detailed outline with points and subpoints. And then, ugh, I feel a wall. How do I turn this into prose? I ask an LLM to try, I look at the ablated text, and I hate it. No, definitely not that rock. More like this.