alt Hacker NewsSometimes it feels like the advent of LLMs is hyperboosting the undoing of decades of slow societal technical literacy that wasn't even close to truly taking foot yet. Though LLMs aren't the reason; they're just the latest symptom.
For a while it felt like people were getting more comfortable with and knowledgeable about tech, but in recent years, the exact opposite has been the case.
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This is a tool that is basically vibecoded alpha software published on GitHub and uses API keys. It’s technical people taking risks on their own machines or VMs/servers using experimental software because the idea is interesting to them.
I remember when Android was new it was full of apps that were spam and malware. Then it went through a long period of maturity with a focus on security.
I think it’s generally (at least from what I read) thought that the advent of smartphones reversed the tech literacy trend.