The gap in shared understanding of LLM capability is widening
THE SO WHAT
Operator reality is diverging from public intuition on what current LLMs can and can't do—capability understanding is becoming an execution moat. If your leadership, buyers, and builders don't share a mental model of these systems, expect mis-scoped projects and mismatched risk appetite.
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