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0 pointsbumbledraven3y ago0 comments

Is it really necessary to define acronyms that an LLM can easily explain? https://sharegpt.com/c/b0IJEzZ :

> Q: In the following text, what do "WLB" and "YOE" refer to? [paste contents of GP]

> A (GPT-4): In the given text, "WLB" refers to "Work-Life Balance," which is the equilibrium between one's professional and personal life. "YOE" refers to "Years of Experience," a common metric used to quantify the amount of time someone has spent working in a particular field or role.

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steine653y ago

Probably, yes. Is it more efficient for the single poster to write out a few extra words, or for the hundreds of readers to go to Google or AI to help them interpret the letters? I work in accounting, an industry that throws out work-life balance into daily conversations, and i still didn't recognize it.

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