This is accurate and the parent commenter here seems to be echoing a common misconception. Either they are confused or they need to elaborate more to demonstrate that they have a valid complaint.
For instance, this would have been a valid complaint:
"Users who don't need free threading will now suffer a performance penalty for their single-threaded code."
That is true. But if you are currently using multiple threads, code that was correct before will still be correct in the free threaded build, and code that was incorrect before will still be incorrect.
On the other hand, the authors make plenty of other great points -- about the fact that LLMs can produce bullshit, can be inaccurate, can be used for deception and other harms, are now a huge challenge for education.
The fact that they make many good points makes it all the more disappointing that they would taint their credibility with sloppy assertions!
The author makes this assertion about LLMs rather casually:
>They don’t engage in logical reasoning.
This is still a hotly debated question, but at this point the burden of proof is on the detractors. (To put it mildly, the famous "stochastic parrot" paper has not aged well.)
The claim above is certainly not something that should be stated as fact to a naive audience (i.e. the authors' intended audience in this case). Simply asserting it as they have done -- without acknowledging that many experts disagree -- undermines the authors' credibility to those who are less naive.
For instance, this would have been a valid complaint:
"Users who don't need free threading will now suffer a performance penalty for their single-threaded code."
That is true. But if you are currently using multiple threads, code that was correct before will still be correct in the free threaded build, and code that was incorrect before will still be incorrect.