"But language — how it’s generated, what it means — is about to get very contentious. We’re already disoriented by the chatbots we’ve got. The technology that’s coming will be even more ubiquitous, powerful, and destabilizing. A prudent citizen, Bender believes, might choose to know how it works."

HT @ct_bergstrom this profile of Emily Bender is *amazing*. From now on we should call #AI, #SALAMI (Systematic Approaches to Learning Algorithms and Machine Inferences).

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbots-emily-m-bender.html

Also I've never heard of the #Octopus parable before but it's a really great analogy for what #SALAMI #LLMs actually do:

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/ai-artificial-intelligence-chatbots-emily-m-bender.html

@Ruth_Mottram Fascinating article.

Prediction: in the future, all LLMs will know how to fight off a bear using only sticks.

@micefearboggis @Ruth_Mottram As the recipient of a Master of Laws degree, I read this as referring to myself and my fellow LLM graduates.

I reckon I could take on a bear. 🙂

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And what wild beasts do Americans think they themselves can take on?