Rimu@piefed.social to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 12日前Rsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMsmedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square188fedilinkarrow-up1154arrow-down16file-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up1148arrow-down1external-linkRsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMsmedium.comRimu@piefed.social to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 12日前message-square188fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
Seems like he’s been pushed into using LLMs as a way to cope with the deluge of LLM-generated security reports.
minus-squareMousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·12日前I think “stochastic parrot” is a terrible way to describe LLMs. (Not to mention most people don’t use the term “stochastic” a lot.) “Slot machine autocomplete” might be a better choice.
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·11日前The intended audience of “stochastic parrot” was other AI researchers who do use the term “stochastic” on a regular basis.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·12日前If you feel the need to dumb it down, ‘statistical parrot’ works OK. I’m happy with the original.
minus-squaresupersquirrel@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·12日前Parrots also don’t just mindlessly repeat shit like an LLM does, parrots are intelligent AI is not.
I think “stochastic parrot” is a terrible way to describe LLMs. (Not to mention most people don’t use the term “stochastic” a lot.)
“Slot machine autocomplete” might be a better choice.
The intended audience of “stochastic parrot” was other AI researchers who do use the term “stochastic” on a regular basis.
Fair enough
If you feel the need to dumb it down, ‘statistical parrot’ works OK. I’m happy with the original.
Parrots also don’t just mindlessly repeat shit like an LLM does, parrots are intelligent AI is not.
Parrots are cool tho