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> Why would anyone be surprised that AIs are mimicking human behavior when they are trained on human-generated data? I find myself more and more frequently ask
by kerkeslager 2y ago
> Why would anyone be surprised that AIs are mimicking human behavior when they are trained on human-generated data?
I find myself more and more frequently asking, "Why is anyone surprised?" when I see breaking AI news. And I'm not talking about the average tech-illiterate person, I'm talking about people who research and work with AI on a daily basis. It's really horrifying to me how many AI enthusiasts simply do not understand even the most rudimentary of basics of how AIs work. The most fundamental misunderstanding I find common is that people think that AI can come up with ideas not found in its training data or programming.
I don't really see where this is going. Will people just keep doubling down until AIs become religious leaders, overstating their capabilities? Or will people eventually become dissatisfied and disillusioned with AI, without really ever understanding why?
- ta988 2y agoA lot of ideas are putting two or more existing things that were never put together before, or using an existing thing in a different context. LLMs can definitely do that, even if it never saw those two things put together before or used in that context before.
- kerkeslager 2y agoSo? I guess you could say that's coming up with an idea not found in the training data, but that's arguing semantics, and not really the thing I'm saying LLMs can't do.