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Invoking the cliched comparison of AI to past inventions in a discussion about parroting is brilliant satire.
by add-sub-mul-div 1y ago
Invoking the cliched comparison of AI to past inventions in a discussion about parroting is brilliant satire.
- cgio 1y agoWhile I agree, making the assumption that our GP was not indeed using an LLM, that has a lot to say about the essence of the article’s argument. We were maybe already stochastic parrots and are just building tools to be more efficient at it.
- bluefirebrand 1y ago> We were maybe already stochastic parrots and are just building tools to be more efficient at it. I think we can and should firmly reject this notion If humans were mere stochastic parrots we would not have the ability to build the Internet we're talking on right now
- cgio 1y agoNot sure about that, we are happy to assume that a stochastic process such as evolution culminated in advanced life forms but reluctant to admit that our own creations could be the outcome of a stochastic process on communication patterns.
- logicprog 1y agoSo is writing an ultimately empty essay mostly composed of other people's quotes, thoughts, and concerns