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Don't credit the LLM
For engineers building and shipping software, this is a reminder that you remain responsible for the output regardless of the tools used to produce it. Crediting an LLM can become a way to hedge against mistakes, which undermines the accountability that professional work requires.
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Crediting an LLM for work output is as unnecessary as a writer crediting their spellchecker or a pilot announcing their avionics software version.
People may credit LLMs to assuage imposter syndrome, associate themselves with impressive output, excuse unreviewed work, or signal compliance with mandates—all of which dilute personal accountability.
Credit and accountability are inseparable; since a tool cannot be held accountable, crediting it weakens your own ownership of both the good and bad in your work.
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