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		LetsGetTechnicl on Sept 3, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Web scraping with GPT-4o: powerful but expensive I'm starting to think that LLM's are a solution in need of a problem like how crypto and the blockchain was. Have we not already solved web scraping?

gallerdude on Sept 3, 2024 [–]

New technologies can solve problems better.

"I'm starting to think computers are a solution in the need of a problem. Have we not already solved doing math?"

LetsGetTechnicl on Sept 3, 2024 | [–]

Does it do it better? It also uses a ton more electricity so even if it's better, is it worth the cost?

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