SMRTR AIMay 26, 2026Daily.dev

Stop Using LLMs Like Giant Problem Solvers

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When trying to convert 100 messy compliance PDFs into structured JSON, the obvious approach of feeding everything to an AI agent produced unreliable results. The real fix wasn't a better prompt — it was breaking the work into smaller units, separating semantic tasks from mechanical ones, and making outputs traceable and auditable.

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