> The technological roots of LLMs go back many years. Yet, today’s experience looks like more than the continuation of a preexisting trend. Something in the zeitgeist changed recently,<p>I think the thing in the zeitgeist that changed isn't anything to do with the technology, it's that truth itself is tangible in the modern society. We're still grappling with the "post truth" era. We're all constantly deceived by marketing, PR, politicians, adverts, social media, each other, etc - and we're all fully aware of that deceit.<p>In the face of that, an LLM that's only accurate 90% of the time looks acceptable, like a complete technology, and therefore worthy of investing in.