Charlie StrossWhy LLMs can't handle everyday social etiquette in Persian:
Reading between the lines, this is a really good caution for any diplomats who are thinking of firing their interpreters and replacing them with "AI".
Skjeggtroll"AI models tend to generate responses like "Thank you! I worked hard to afford it," which is perfectly polite by Western standards, but might be perceived as boastful in Persian culture."
Perfectly polite by western standards? Wouldn't a response like that come across as at least slightly braggadocious throughout much of Europe as well?
@skjeggtroll Yup, that article was CLEARLY written by a whitebread American who doesn't understand that boasting comes across as arrogant braggadocio in most cultures, including plenty of western ones.