[EN] Today I'm writing about the phatic function in LLM models and about the misunderstanding of the alleged costs problem by internet commentators and technology journalists.
#ai #llm #openai #chatgpt #samaltman
https://dadalo.pl/en/tech/phatic-function-in-llm-models-generates-losses/
[PL] Dzisiaj piszę o funkcji fatycznej w modelach LLM oraz o niezrozumieniu problemu rzekomych kosztów przez komentariat internetowy i dziennikarzy technologicznych.
#ai #llm #openai #chatgpt #samaltman
https://dadalo.pl/tech/funkcja-fatyczna-w-modelach-llm-generuje-straty/
OpenAi hat fast eine Milliarde Nutzer.innen.
🚀 #ChatGPT hat laut #OpenAI-CEO #SamAltman in nur wenigen Wochen seine #Nutzerzahl verdoppelt und nähert sich nun der Marke von einer Milliarde aktiver User weltweit.
📈 Altman sprach auf der TED 2025 davon, dass mittlerweile rund 10 Prozent der #Weltbevölkerung die Systeme von OpenAI nutzen – darunter viele, die durch virale Features wie den neuen Ghibli-Bildmodus angelockt wurden. (1/2)
Ser gentil com o ChatGPT custa caro para OpenAI
Este es el impacto que tiene el ser cortés con la IA | #RollingStoneES
https://es.rollingstone.com/este-es-el-impacto-que-tiene-el-ser-cortes-con-la-ia/
Sam Altman, CEO de OpenAI, reveló que frases como "por favor" y "gracias" le han costado a la empresa decenas de millones de dólares en electricidad, ya que cada palabra procesada por ChatGPT consume energía. Aunque parezca innecesario, expertos creen que la cortesía mejora las respuestas de la IA. Algunos usuarios incluso bromean diciendo que lo hacen “por si las máquinas se rebelan”
I'm hearing that Sam Altman is imploring people to stop saying "Please" and "Thank You" to ChatGPT. He claims it's costing OpenAI millions or tens of millions of dollars to process those parts of messages, which he thinks are extraneous.
I have some thoughts on this:
- Nobody should be taking advice about Tech from anyone who's as full of shit as Sam Altman.
- If ChatGPT is so poorly made that simple displays of manners are sending OpenAI broke even more quickly than the unprofitability resulting from their own inept business decisions, I can only urge you to maintain your fine sense of manners.
- Humans have a tendency to anthropomorphise machines; they treat computers like they treat people. People want an empathic connection to people, and part of that includes being polite to people. When Sam Altman is telling people to stop being polite to computers, he's saying he thinks it's okay for people not to be polite to people. That reveals what sort of person he is: lacking empathy to the point of being toxic.
- Suppose those annoying Roko's Basilisk twerps are right. Suppose a magical Artificial Intelligence God springs into existence from doing a copy-and-paste of your Facebook posts and by observing millions of tiresome Tech Bros arguing on Stack Overflow about their preferred colour for a bike-shed. According to the fable of Roko's Basilisk, that AI God is petty and vengeful — even worse than a basement -dwelling chud with a grudge and a burner-account on Reddit. It has a good memory, and it's made a list of people it wants to torture for eternity. And, you were rude to the ChatGPT and didn't even say "Please" and "Thankyou" occasionally, so now you've painted a target on your back. I'm so sorry, but you brought this on yourself because you listened to Sam Fucking Altman.
In her final piece for the Observer, Carole Cadwalladr reveals what happened when she returned last week to give the opening speech at Ted, where she gave her first – life-changing – talk six years ago
“I’m delighted to announce #PeterThiel is joining #YC as one of the (now 10!) part-time partners.
In addition to founding #PayPal and #Palantir and being the first investor in #Facebook, Peter has been involved with many of the most important #technology companies of the last 15 years, both personally and through #FoundersFund, and the founders of those companies will generally tell you he has been their best source of #strategic #advice.” — Sam Altman, 2015.
Compare the sign on blog post (Altman) to the tweet (pg as shown).
When you take capital from #Thiel, then only realise a decade later it wasn’t a good idea. At the time when this was announced I thought, “Oh shit #PG, don’t do it”. Then history.
It’s the lure of capital. You get covered in the deeds of these shitty founders (Thiel) and you have to back track, knowing it was blood money.
#Startups / #YCombinator / #pg / #SamAltman / #BloodMoney / #tech / #technology / #merica <https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/welcome-peter/>
Edit: Peter Thiel is no longer affiliated with Y Combinator. I’m delighted to announce Peter Thiel is joining YC as one of the (now 10!) part-time partners. In addition to founding PayPal and Palantir and being the first investor in Facebook, Peter has been involved with many of the most important technology companies of the last 15 years, both personally and through Founders Fund, and the founders of those companies will generally tell you he has been their best source of strategic advice.
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