Post #814869

2026-03-28 00:48 UTC

@lzg@mastodon.social @autonomousapps@mstdn.social @anildash@me.dm "stochastic parrot" is an apt summary of how the devices work and thus a reminder that LLMs aren't actually intelligent. what's "outdated" about the phrase? or what about the phrase "doesn't work"? and why on Earth would you be trusting to government regulations to address the problem at a time when fascist Republicans control the government and Democrats mostly collaborate with Republicans?.

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@alyx_woodward@universeodon.com 2026-03-28 00:58

@lzg@mastodon.social @autonomousapps@mstdn.social this @anildash@me.dm dork burbles about having definite plans, but he's burbling in bad faith: the truth is that Mr. Dash-Dot-Com doesn't regard the fraudulent marketing of LLMs as a serious problem. I would guess that's where most #tech professionals stand: they've been willing already, for decades, to live with and prosper from a corporate technology sector that's normalized fraud and raising money via false promises. So, lacking any plans himself (beyond preserving a status quo in which he's comfortably placed) he mocks those who have a principled stance against fraudulent technology. Why? Where can any action possibly start, except with principled opposition? The people who insist the most loudly that opponents must have carefully worked-out plans before they can be taken seriously are bad-faith actors like @anildash@me.dm and other people who don't actually care that much whether LLMs are destructive and fraudulent.

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@autonomousapps@mstdn.social 2026-03-28 01:27

@alyx_woodward@universeodon.com @lzg@mastodon.social @anildash@me.dm since "stochastic parrots" keeps coming up, maybe it's worth checking in on one of the originators of the term (a scientist, not just some random Internet commentator!) also ftr I believe the OG people in this thread at least are all operating in good faith, even though there are differences of opinion. there's no need for vitriol here https://dair-community.social/@emilymbender/116304103647077081

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