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Nitpick, but in my opinion an LLM is an "it", not a "her" or "he". Using male or female pronouns risks anthropomorphizing them which can lead to unhealthy outco
by cubefox 1mo ago
Nitpick, but in my opinion an LLM is an "it", not a "her" or "he". Using male or female pronouns risks anthropomorphizing them which can lead to unhealthy outcomes.
- EFLKumo 1mo agoSorry! I was just a bit excited writing the comment and ignored that :(
- cubefox 1mo agoNo worries.
- adleyjulian 1mo agoFYI in Chinese he/she/it all use the same pronoun "ta" when spoken.
- SchemaLoad 1mo agoThey do have a separate character for animals and objects 它 vs 他/她, though I can imagine learning english and just learning ta = he.
- livinglist 1mo agoThere’s also one specifically for God - 祂, and one for animal - 牠, the first one you can see frequently in Chinese bibles or churches, the latter is rarely used.
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- BeetleB 1mo agoWell, my LLM is a "he". > Using male or female pronouns risks anthropomorphizing them which can lead to unhealthy outcomes. Ditto for pets.
- literallywho 1mo agoWhat about languages, such as Russian, where every single noun has a gender assigned (he, she or it) and AI is a he by default (and everything else is already using pronouns in similar way, like a car is a she, a ship is a he).
- cubefox 1mo agoThat's a good point. Still, "it" makes more sense in English.
- postexitus 1mo agoFor 60% of the world, it doesn't make a difference. Do not project your gendered (read: sexist) language constructs onto us.