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Published by martinfowler.com (Exploring Gen AI series, incl. Böckeler) (T1 source). The original is at https://martinfowler.com/fragments/2026-10-28.html.

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Martin Fowler describes a gap between early users, who see rapid LLM capability gains, and most professionals, who encounter modest or inconsistent results with ordinary free-tier chatbots. Drawing on Foocamp observations and his own tool use, he recommends testing systems outside the enthusiast bubble.

The firsthand account distinguishes frontier-tool experiences from everyday reliability, a useful check when choosing models, harnesses, and levels of human oversight.

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