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I don’t buy the “LLMs = books” analogy. Books are static; today’s LLMs are adaptive persuasion engines trained to keep you engaged and to mirror your feelings.
by Kevin605 11mo ago
I don’t buy the “LLMs = books” analogy. Books are static; today’s LLMs are adaptive persuasion engines trained to keep you engaged and to mirror your feelings. That’s functionally closer to a specialized book written for you, in your voice, to move you toward a particular outcome. If there exists a book intended to persuade its readers into committing suicide, it would surely be seen as dangerous for depressed people.
- Dilettante_ 11mo agoThere has certainly been more than one book, song, film, romanticising suicide to the point where some people interpreted it to be "intended to persuade its readers into committing suicide".
- lagosfractal42 11mo ago> today’s LLMs are adaptive persuasion engines trained to keep you engaged and to mirror your feelings Aren't you thinking of social networks? I don't see LLMs like that at all
- bondarchuk 11mo agoBooks are static but there's a lot of different ones to choose from.