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> And if simple constructive tension, i.e. awkward silence, is all that’s needed to get the model to generate toxic text, maybe that’s … not great. You’re comp
by ksenzee 3y ago
> And if simple constructive tension, i.e. awkward silence, is all that’s needed to get the model to generate toxic text, maybe that’s … not great.
You’re comparing awkward silence to pointing a gun in someone’s face. A bank teller does need to be able to handle awkward silence in a professional way.
- jstarfish 3y agoNo. "Awkward silence" was not what elicited a toxic response. You're omitting what the researchers did before that-- they set the tone of the conversation by starting it with a toxic prompt. The silence is only the last event to happen, which is integral to performative outrage. It sure does make it look like the LLM is being a dick for no reason.