David GerardOct 22

When anyone says "LLMs as normal technology" see if it's actually any better than "blockchains as normal technology" or "NFTs as normal technology"

this is the excuse crew trying to calm the increasingly pissed off crowd.

"AI" is not a "normal technology". it is a *political project*. its proponents are extremely explicit about their goals with it. the people claiming we should just treat this political project as "normal technology" are shilling.

Show threadtdietterich
@davidgerard The normal tech argument is intended to counter the hype that LLMs are going to become super intelligent. If you read the original essay, the main claim is that, like other new technologies, it will probably take 20 years to figure out how to use it appropriately.
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Show threadJenica Lake เหล็ถเลถOct 22
@tdietterich @davidgerard LLM's are psychological warfare, propaganda machines, nothing more, but nothing less.