Kyle Kingsbury: LLMs Erode Trust in Software and Documentation
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On November 2, 2026, Simon Willison reported Kyle Kingsbury's (Jepsen) view: in his Jepsen test results for ParticleDB 1.1.4, he noted that widespread use of LLMs is eroding trust in documentation, software, and the organizations that produce them. He believes signals that once indicated system maturity are now easier to fake. He therefore raised the question of how software maintainers can ensure software is correct, documentation is accurate, and demonstrate quality to users. So far this event mainly consists of the questions and views raised by Kingsbury, with no follow-up developments reported.
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- Simon WillisonQuoting Kyle Kingsbury
In Jepsen's results for ParticleDB 1.1.4, Kyle Kingsbury noted that widespread LLM use is eroding trust in documentation, software, and the organizations that produce them, as signals once used to judge a system's maturity are now easier to fake. He raised the question of how maintainers can ensure software is correct, documentation is accurate, and prove that quality to users.
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