Comment by ImPostingOnHN

> "I don't know" could also mean they couldn't be bothered

That's exactly what asking an LLM means, except admitting you don't know something is respectful. If you think someone should know something that they don't, then that's a totally separate issue between you and them (and/or their manager).

> It can't possibly be better than getting a response from someone who lifted a finger to help find an answer for you.

Someone lifting a finger for their colleague, when working with them is literally their job? Wow, what a sacrifice, like sending a link to lmgtfy. So helpful! Will the result actually be an "answer", or just hallucinated AI slop? Who cares!