Christopher Mims on Nostr: I find the "AI is just a stochastic parrrot" discourse interesting. I've interviewed ...
I find the "AI is just a stochastic parrrot" discourse interesting.
I've interviewed a bunch of people who actually build this stuff. Maybe a tiny fraction would describe LLMs this way. Most are like "well, they can do surprising things if you train them right" -- i.e., not stochastic parrots.
But somehow "it's AGI or it's a stochastic parrot" is the binary that's become popular in some circles.
https://mastodon.social/deck/@cstross@wandering.shop/111340710713962783
I've interviewed a bunch of people who actually build this stuff. Maybe a tiny fraction would describe LLMs this way. Most are like "well, they can do surprising things if you train them right" -- i.e., not stochastic parrots.
But somehow "it's AGI or it's a stochastic parrot" is the binary that's become popular in some circles.
https://mastodon.social/deck/@cstross@wandering.shop/111340710713962783