Did an LLM help write Trump’s trade plan?
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Claims from this post (2)
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Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
Observation
“And, wait for it, the whole thing was probably recommended to them by an LLM:”
Our reading: The Trump administration's tariff-rate formula was probably recommended to it by an LLM.
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Assessment: SupportedSaid
Observation
“In Taming Silicon Valley, I warned that LLMs would be used for dumb things that would affect lots of people.”
Our reading: Marcus says that in Taming Silicon Valley he warned that LLMs would be used for dumb things that would affect lots of people, and he presents the tariff formula, which he says was probably recommended by an LLM, as confirming that warning.
No horizon Evidence as of
Limitation: The complete book was not inspected; the assessment rests on an identified excerpt and an independent review.