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Erik Hoffner@erikhoffner.bsky.social |
Scholars call BS on ChatGPT like: “Large language models have been plagued by persistent inaccuracies in their output; these are often called “AI hallucinations” "We argue that these falsehoods [are] better understood as *bullshit* in the sense explored by Frankfurt (On Bullshit, Princeton, 2005)"
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(Enn) Nafnlaus 🇮🇸 🇺🇦
@nafnlaus.bsky.social
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The great irony of the paper is that he is attributing to the model the ability to hold the concepts of "disregard", of "trying to sound knowledgeable", of trying to please the header, etc. He's doing far more to anthropomorphize LLMs than all but the most hardcore backers.
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W. Brian Lane (he/him)
@wbrianlane.bsky.social
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"We draw a distinction between two sorts of bullshit, which we call ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ bullshit" I hope I can make it through this...
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eschneider
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LLMs have no interest in being truthful, nor do they have any concept of truth. It’s just not how they work. So yes, the very definition of a bullshit generator.
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Chris Weisiger
@byobattleship.bsky.social
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Checks out. The difference between bullshit and a mistake is how confident you are, and AIs always demonstrate 100% confidence in their answers.
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Perfect Orb 🍄
@perfectorb.bsky.social
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No wonder CEOs love it so much
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Birgit
@brischitta.bsky.social
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On Bullshit is an incredibly helpful piece of writing.
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SusanB
@moondrift.bsky.social
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Surprised any academic journal accepted swearing instead of alternative vocabulary. Standards are falling.
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🇵🇸Martin “Doomsday” Pfeiffer🏳️🌈
@nuclearanthro.bsky.social
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ping @jdmar3.bsky.social ICYMI
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Florida Man, PhD
@casusscribere.bsky.social
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I just love that academics need--and have--a definitional source for calling something bullshit.
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