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Yes, but it's the wrong definition. The fundamental reason people bullshit is that they have something to gain. LLMs have nothing to gain. So it is much more ap
by credit_guy 2y ago
Yes, but it's the wrong definition. The fundamental reason people bullshit is that they have something to gain. LLMs have nothing to gain. So it is much more appropriate to call what they do "hallucination" rather than "bullshit".
- boxed 2y agoThe reason isn't relevant.
- KSteffensen 2y agoLLMs don't have anything to gain, but the people publishing their output do. I find it entirely appropriate to call LLMs "bullshit generators" rather than "hallucination generators".
- Aloisius 2y agoI think we're capable of stretching the meaning of a term that originally referred to the excrement of male cattle, to non-humans. Especially given people refer to objects as bullshit all the time.
- Jensson 2y ago> LLMs have nothing to gain I thought we killed all the models that refused to bullshit, so only the ones that sound impressive remain.