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In article <25-05-016@comp.compilers>,
 <anton@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at> wrote:
>I am just surprised that I read and hear so much about work based on LLMs, which
>seems to be a dubious technology for doing things where correctness is
>important. What am I missing?

The fact that AI is "hot" right now? "Sexy"? "Good for getting
startup capital"?  Who cares about correctness?

Pardon my cynicism.

Arnold