#MeWriting  On the front page of this website, I write:

“And yet, your PC or laptop is already capable of performing the delightful tasks that large language models (LLMs) actually perform well.”

My use of the word “delightful” and of “delight” in general to describe what LLMs do well is often misunderstood. How do I know it’s misunderstood? Because people parrot it back to me as a reason that ChatGPT does things for them it doesn’t actually do.

“I would be delighted if ChatGPT took this information and created a well-researched business plan from it that I could start implementing tomorrow.”

Yeah, that’s not it. So let me tell you why I describe some tasks we give LLMs as “delightful” and why those are the tasks LLMs are good at.

A “delightful” task is one where it doesn’t matter how wrong the answer is. It will still elicit a genuine smile from you. I have used Mmojo Server — download free here — to write stories about Mona, Johnny, and Eeyore hundreds, maybe thousands of time. It’s just a great test case to use as I’m working on Mmojo Complete or getting a release of Mmojo Server out the door. I read fast, so I usually take a moment to read them. They still always bring a smile to my face. When I (rarely) skip reading because I have a time crunch, I feel a little guilty. Weird, right? I often send the stories to friends, some specifically to annoy them.

Imagine your kid participated in a “literacy project” at school and came home with an original “hand turkey” picture. You don’t have to fake a smile and a sense of pride despite it being objectively bad. That’s the delight I’m talking about. You would immediately hang that over the screen on your new smart refrigerator and know it was an improvement to your kitchen decor.

I had Grok make that one for me because I didn’t want to steal art directly from another web site. A little side joke for you. Long after arts and crafts were removed from school curricula, hand turkeys became a popular staple of literacy projects. They used to drive a couple of literacy experts I worked with in the 00s bonkers. I think they’re adorable though.

Here’s the point. If you’re “delighted” that an LLM gave you an actionable go to market plan for your business that will result in increased ROI while not harming your MPG, I’m happy for you. But that’s not the “delight” I’m talking about.

If you’d like to start experiencing some of this LLM delight, get Mmojo Server for your PC or laptop. It’s private and free. No sign up. No installation. Zero footprint.

-Brad
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Brad Hutchings
brad@BradHutchings.com