LLMs are next token predictors in the exact same way that a rogue paperclip maximizer in the process of defeating the US military is a paperclip making machine.

LLMs are next token predictors in the exact same way that a rogue paperclip maximizer in the process of defeating the US military is a paperclip making machine. You might as well describe the primary purpose of a for loop as incrementing a counter. It's what it does while incrementing the counter that actually matters.