This exactly. LLMs can't reason, so we shouldn't expect them to try. They can do translation extremely well, so things like converting descriptions to 90-95% correct code in 10-100x less time, or converting from one language to another, are the killer use cases IMO.
But expecting them to solve difficult unsolved problems is a fundamental misunderstanding of what they are under the hood.
It's not about avoiding hard work - the audience on HN skews wealthy due to heavy representation of skilled devs in their 30s+, but the average person does not earn anything close to FAANG salaries. Even most devs in general don't earn like that. The interview process being fairly well understood in general, any advantage that can possibly get a person from $60k/year to generationally-life-changing $300k/year will be used eventually.
Disclosure is technically required, but in practice I see undisclosed ads on social media all the time. If the individual instance is small enough and dissipates into the ether fast enough, there is virtually no risk of enforcement.
Similarly, the black box AI models guarantee the owners can just shrug and say it's not their fault if the model suggests Wonderbread(r) for making toast 3.2% more frequently than other breads.
It also extends to IRL, there are mansions you can rent by the hour to film content as though you live there. That's a big reason why so many influencers are in samey giant empty kitchens for their "stupid food" videos where they make a giant mess - it's not their home.
Ditto the above for luxury cars, watches, anything that can be rented for show frequently is, especially when ostentatious displays of wealth are core to the message, like finance/crypto influencers peddling courses or coins.
Yikes I hope this is tongue-in-cheek, I definitely don't want a statistical process deciding whether to surface a life-critical alarm to healthcare staff
"I'll tell you one thing about the universe, though. The universe is a pretty big place. It's bigger than anything anyone has ever dreamed of before. So if it's just us... seems like an awful waste of space. Right?"
The most telling part about this "debate" is conservative activists blasting center and center-left outlets for barely off-center comments, while ignoring the blatant extreme partisanship coming out of right wing media outlets like Fox.
Why do these "activists" always seem like they're operating in bad faith?
But expecting them to solve difficult unsolved problems is a fundamental misunderstanding of what they are under the hood.