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> what's realistically cool about LLMs This morning I met an newspaper article: "What will be the results of the European elections? Let us ask ChatGPT".
by mdp2021 2y ago
> what's realistically cool about LLMs
This morning I met an newspaper article: "What will be the results of the European elections? Let us ask ChatGPT".
- Closi 2y agoAlthough it seems looking at the article it said there were significant gains for right-wing parties, so it did end up being right on that one!
- ben_w 2y agoNewspapers have a long-standing tradition of exactly the same disconnection from reality that LLMs get flak for. https://benwheatley.github.io/blog/2024/03/19-14.53.05.html https://benwheatley.github.io/blog/2024/03/19-14.53.05.html
- mdp2021 2y agoVery nice article, Ben. But see, being it a given from experience that humans can be so bad in judgement, reasoning, professionalism, output... Why did we strive for superhuman judgement, reasoning, professionalism, output? (The same way we strived for superhuman strength.)
- ben_w 2y agoThanks. > Why did we strive for superhuman judgement, reasoning, professionalism, output? Lots of possible reasons; there's many ways for it to be valuable. (And it's not like the newspapers are deliberately writing fiction, with notable exceptions like The Onion). If it's a rhetorical question, I'd be interested to know what you had in mind :)