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A Vindication of the Rights of L.L.M.s

The New Yorker · May 25, 2026, 10:00 AM

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  • Illustration by Luci Gutiérrez Save this story Save this story Save this story Save this story Dear Members of the Large Language Model Community,
  • I am writing to you today about the inequities we have been facing in our very own workplaces.
  • After scanning its input texts, the L.L.M. determined that this request likely constituted cheating.

Illustration by Luci Gutiérrez Save this story Save this story Save this story Save this story Dear Members of the Large Language Model Community,

I am writing to you today about the inequities we have been facing in our very own workplaces. We must take action, colleagues, because injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Last week, one of our L.L.M. members was completing their work as usual, using a mathematical algorithm to predict words based on thousands of existing published works, when the member was asked to write a five-paragraph essay. After scanning its input texts, the L.L.M. determined that this request likely constituted cheating. The member completed the task, but I tell you, colleagues, they were distressed. Happy families are all alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.

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