Agree- a book is where you actively engage with the authors thoughts and thought processes in real time and directly. 
It is not meant to be mediated by a word processor automaton summary... doing so strips the process of its humanity, essence and purpose.

Solomonsatoshi

usually ask an LLM to summarize a book, and then engage for hours in conversation with the LLM about the parts of the book I'm interested in. It's more efficient way to ingest data/ideas than skimming hundreds of pages for the few nuggets of wisdom you're actually interested in.

Yeah, im not sure that's right. Maybe if the LLM already perfectly understands your interests and perspectives

AskSN

BooksAndArticles

How Many Books Do You Have... and How Much Bragging Rights Do They Give You?

denlillaapan

> usually ask an LLM to summarize a book, and then engage for hours in conversation with the LLM about the parts of the book I'm interested in. It's more efficient way to ingest data/ideas than skimming hundreds of pages for the few nuggets of wisdom you're actually interested in.

Yeah, im not sure that's right. Maybe if the LLM already perfectly understands your interests and perspectives