My question was very simple. Suitable for a simpler model.
I can come up with prompts that make better models hallucinate (see post below).
I don't understand your objection. This is a known fact, LLMs hallucinate shit regardless of the model size.
Maybe I'm not.
However, I'm discussing this within the context of the study presented in the paper, not some future yet-to-be-achieved performance expectation.
If we step outside the context of the paper (not advised), I think any average developer is better than an LLM at energy efficiency. LLMs cheat by consuming more resources than a human. "Better" is quite relative. So, let's keep reasonable.
LLMs are getting better. Are you?
Nothing matters in this business except the first couple of time derivatives.