Catherynne M. Valente1d ago

The use of “hallucinate” is a stroke of true evil genius in the AI world.

In ANY other context we’d just call them errors & the fail rate would be crystal clear.

Instead, “hallucinate” implies genuine sentience & the *absence* of real error.

Aw, this software isn’t shit! Boo’s just dreaming!

Show threadAhimsa

@Catvalente
I hate using this kind of language when describing LLMs! I always want to post this diagram about de-anthropomorphising the output from chatbots (source = https://www.researchgate.net/publication/370842240_Mirages_On_Anthropomorphism_in_Dialogue_Systems)

The original response may seem okay at first but then you realize it's using first person language.

#LLM #AI #AIHype

Apr 9 at 10:28pmWeb
Show threadCallisto1d ago
@ahimsa_pdx @Catvalente Or just say "it." No need to avoid pronouns. Unless, you know, AI is allergic to pronouns in the way many of its strongest advocates are.
Show threadAhimsa1d ago

@callisto Nothing wrong with using the pronoun it but in the example I shared I think the word it might be confusing?

The phrase "This generative language model" might be a bit long, but replacing that whole phrase with just "It" seems confusing to me. What does it refer to?

But absolutely, using the pronoun it seems fine in many situtations.

Show threadCallisto1d ago
@ahimsa_pdx Yes, the phrase makes sense the first time in that example. But after that, there's no need to say "this model" every time.