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> Therein lies the problem. LLMs are not assistants.

Assisting a person and being an assistant are not synonymous. A cane assists a man while he walks. It is a stick. That's it.


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AdieuToLogic12/08/2025

> Assisting a person and being an assistant are not synonymous. A cane assists a man while he walks. It is a stick. That's it.

The difference here is no reasonable person claims a cane can teach someone to walk.