What Mary Robinette Kowal thinks about LLMs

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American science fiction and fantasy author, audiobook narrator and puppeteer; four-time Hugo Award winner, author of the Lady Astronaut series and The Spare Man; president of SFWA from 2019 to 2021.

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1. 19 Dec 2025, 22:18 UTC

   Our readingThere are legitimate uses of LLMs, such as translating a primary source not available in your language.

   Their wordsWell, I think there are legitimate uses of LLM AI. Like, using it to translate a primary source that isn't available in your language.

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