If it takes you hours to figure out what's working and what's not, then it isn't good enough. It should just work or it should be obvious when it won't work.
I mean that’s like saying doing normal coding or working on any project yourself isn’t good enough because you put in hours to figure out what works and doesn’t.
That analogy is off, because LLMs aren't a project I'm working on. They are a tool I can use to do that. And my expectation on tools is that they help me and not make things more complicated than they already are.
When LLMs ever reach that point I'll certainly hear about it and gladly use them. In the meantime I let the enthusiasts sort out the problems and glitches first.
Why would I have FOMO? I am literally not missing out.
> All you are doing is learning to deal with the very flaws that have to be fixed for it to be worth anything.
No it is already worth something.
> Embrace that you aren't learning anything useful
No, I am learning useful things.
> There's a point when you need to realize it's not good enough yet
No, it’s good enough already.
Interesting perspective I guess.