ATFLLM
Are we all out of a job soon because of our LLM/ChatGPT/Claude/Gemini overlords?
What do I know. But I can imagine a future where we’re all just a little less annoying.
25+ years ago, I was hanging out on forums, trying to figure out how to install networking equipment on Linux. Needless to say, I ran into my fair share of RTFM (Read The F%&ING Manual) comments.
It strikes me that so much of our communication is still basically just that:
Someone who doesn’t know how to do something asking someone else who might.
Here’s a recent example at work. I’m on one team. Another team made a change that impacted me, and suddenly I need some new environment variable pointing to… I don’t even know what?
My gut reaction was to bug the team and ask what to do. There’s no manual.
But then I remembered: ATFLLM (Ask The F%&ING LLM).
Even though I use LLMs all day, it’s still not always muscle...