LLMs are not nothing.

Given the state of things in 2026 and the two "next big things" that preceded generative AI, this is by no means a trivial point. The metaverse was next to nothing. Web3 effectively was nothing. In both cases, an astounding and profoundly embarrassing level of hype was supported by nearly non-existent substance. Large language models are not like the other two. They are a powerful set of tools and…