Kyle Kingsbury: LLMs erode trust in documentation and software
The point
Simon Willison collected this opinion quote from Kyle Kingsbury. Kingsbury says LLM use erodes trust in documentation, software, and the organizations that produce them. He asks how maintainers can ensure correct software and accurate documentation, and demonstrate that quality to users.
Why it matters
For builders, trust signals for new software may need stronger proof as mature system markers get easier to counterfeit.
Key details
- Source: Jepsen results for ParticleDB 1.1.4, quoted by Simon Willison on Nov 1, 2026
- Kingsbury says engineers may begin to treat any new software project with suspicion
Original ~1 min → 25 sec here Source: Simon Willison, Nov 1, 2026