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Stochastic Parrots
- Large language models (LLMs) don't understand language; they mimic it.
- LLMs manipulate word forms based on statistical distributions without grasping meaning.
The Conduit Metaphor
- Humans use language by creating clues to their intended meaning.
- We instinctively try to find intent and meaning, even in synthetic text from machines.
Data Bias
- Datasets trained on internet text overrepresent privileged voices.
- Filtering data for harmful words also removes marginalized voices and perspectives.