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Stop Using LLMs Like Giant Problem Solvers

Towards Data Science Clara Chong May 26, 2026
Stop Using LLMs Like Giant Problem Solvers
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# Stop Treating AI Like Magic: Build Systems That Actually Work Rather than asking AI chatbots to magically solve messy problems all at once, the better approach is to give them specific, repeatable tasks in a structured process—like asking for one clear step at a time instead of everything at once. One person demonstrated this by converting 100 disorganized PDFs into organized data by creating a reliable step-by-step system (a "loop") that guided the AI through the same process repeatedly, rather than hoping the AI would figure it out on its own. This shift from "let AI do everything" to "guide AI through systematic steps" produces more consistent, trustworthy results.

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