LLMeh
Lexicon ex Machina
LLMeh /ˌɛl ɛl ˈmɛ/ n., interj., adj.
noun
A person who maintains persistent skepticism toward the utility of large language models and generative AI. “Every standup has at least one LLMeh demanding we justify the API costs.”
The philosophical stance that AI assistance is fundamentally overhyped relative to its actual capabilities. “His LLMeh deepened after the third hallucinated function signature.”
interjection
An expression of dismissive indifference toward AI-generated output or AI enthusiasm. “LLMeh—I could have written that faster myself.”
adjective
Characterized by skepticism or apathy toward generative AI. “She gave a very LLMeh response when asked about the new coding assistant.”
Derivatives
LLMeh-pilled adj. Having arrived at AI skepticism through direct negative experience rather than ideology. “He got LLMeh-pilled after debugging a 200-line hallucination at 2 AM.”
LLMehist n. A hardened or ideological skeptic; one whose LLMeh has calcified into doctrine. “The LLMehists in architecture review won’t approve any AI-assisted PRs.”
LLMeh-adjacent adj. Sympathetic to AI skepticism while still occasionally using the tools. “I’m LLMeh-adjacent—useful for boilerplate, useless for anything real.”
Usage Note Distinct from Luddite in that LLMehs typically embrace technology generally and object specifically to probabilistic text generation. An LLMeh may enthusiastically adopt deterministic tooling while rejecting stochastic assistants.
Origin Mid-2020s, blend of LLM (large language model) + meh (interjection expressing indifference). First attested in developer Discord channels circa 2024.