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Just because we have a pithy quote doesn't detract from the fact that we shouldn't go all starry eyed and bandy about terms which obfuscate rather than explore
by throwaway675309 3y ago
Just because we have a pithy quote doesn't detract from the fact that we shouldn't go all starry eyed and bandy about terms which obfuscate rather than explore the mechanics of how things work. Calling something "black magic" is too close to all of the anthropomorphism bullshit that seems to travel like a miasma around LLMs.
- burnished 3y agoMagic is a garbage explanation for the function of a system, but the original context was some one expressing dismay at people being impressed and 'the thing resembles magic' is a great explanation for that.