myrmepropagandistMay 12

Which of the following are “appropriate uses” for an LLM?:

1. Brainstorming a list of titles for a short story.
2. Translating a product description.
3. Fixing grammar, spelling and formatting.
4. Making a list of hotels near a given address.
5. Checking a solution to statistics homework.
6. Listing places to eat in a small town that do not serve peanuts, or places that are Kosher
7. Listing photo editors that include a certain feature.
8. Making a complaint email sound “less harsh”

Show threadBen HammondMay 12

@futurebird

Maybe 1) brainstorming

Would not trust it with any of the others

Show threadOneironautMay 12
@benh @futurebird what’s the point of brainstorming if the ideas dont come from your brain
Show threadBen HammondMay 12

@Oneironaut @futurebird

They don't have to _come_ from your brain
They just have to be considered by your brain

Show threadBen Hammond

@Oneironaut @futurebird

I can't draw.
But I can scribble.

And when I have scribbled enough (in pencil), I can look at the page to see it I can discern any images. And if I can then I go over them in pen, and say that is the beginning of a picture

May 12 at 11:59amWeb
Show threadBen HammondMay 12

@Oneironaut @futurebird

The large language model is just automating the scribbles

Show threadNoodlemazMay 12

@benh @Oneironaut @futurebird using billions of stolen words, endless stolen content that did come from human brains.
Without compensation.
Without ever having obtained consent.

Using it is legitimising that theft.
Ask someone else.
Scribble your ideas.
Be a person.

Show threadAdam Jacobs 🇺🇦May 12
@noodlemaz @benh @Oneironaut @futurebird Plus if you are really into legitimising theft, there are probably more eco-friendly ways of doing it