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LLMs don't hallucinate : they bullshit (which is not caring about truth).

• ninetyninenine 1y ago
  This isn't a good characterization of it either. I don't think LLMs know the difference. Bullshit implies they are lying. It's possible LLMs are lying but my guess is that they really just can't tell the difference.
  • hatefulmoron 1y ago
    They're using the term 'bullshit' as it is understood as a term of art, which doesn't imply lying. It's closer to creating a response without any regard for telling the truth. Bullshitting is often most effective when you happen to be telling the truth, although the bullshitter has no commitment to that.
    • ninetyninenine 1y ago
      I disagree. IF something is bullshit nobody means that bullshit is possibly true. Bullshit is colloquially always false and always a lie.