Stop Telling Me to Ask an LLM

	Stop Telling Me to Ask an LLM(blog.yaelwrites.com)
	218 points by theorchid 1 day ago \| 124 comments
	tl;dr: The author argues that being told to "ask Claude" has become a dismissive redirect from experts, often given after they've already exhausted LLM options and specifically want human insight. What they're seeking isn't information an LLM can provide, but the hard-earned judgment and opinions from someone's lived experience. A honest "I don't know" or "I'm busy" would be more useful than deflecting to a chatbot they've already consulted.
	HN Discussion: ~Asker should provide proof of prior research upfront to avoid dismissive redirects ↓The 'ask Claude' response is often appropriate for low-effort questions ↓Experts may defer to LLMs because the models genuinely answer better than they can ↑The article's criticism is valid; using LLMs requires skill and human judgment remains valuable ↑The deflection may reveal the expert has forgotten or lacks the answer themselves