âDonât Charge Me a Token Fee for Every Screw You Tightenâ: 5 Types of AI Application Tasks That Shouldnât Call a Large Language Model
Authorâs note: Starting with Stardust Intelligence founder Lai Jieâs analogyââdonât charge me tokens for every screw you tightenââthis article breaks down which parts of an AI workflow belong to fixed programs and which need a Large Language Modelâs judgment. On November 5, 2026, ifanrâs âDiversity Companyâ column published an interview with Lai Jie, founder and…