Comment by Gazoche
2 years ago
I mean, both are bad. Just because one exists doesn't make the other better by comparison. However LLMs are just so much worse because
1. they can be asked anything, on any subject, at any time, at the click of a button
2. They have even less accountability than a human when stating falsehoods or dangerous advice
3. They're really good at generating statements that sound believable or authoritative, even when devoid of truth
All of your statements are true just like these are
1) humans can be asked anything on any subject at any time at the click of a button. The response time differs but we can also add a delay of hours for LLM's to respond and make it seem the same.
2) humans have even less accountability than an LLM when stating falsehoods or dangerous advice. At least in the US, humans can spout whatever bull shit they want under the guise of the First Amendment. LLM's can be censored legally because they have no such legal privilege.
3) humans are really good at generating statements that sound believable or authoritative even when devoid of the truth. See US conservatives, corporate disinformation, advertising, and fundamentalist religions
One could make the case that humans created LLM's in their own image. We identify the erroneous outputs as bullishit or hallucination because that's what we do. If we did not have the capability of lying, hallucinating, or the term I prefer, confabulating, it would be difficult to recognize in LLM output. It's tough for us to imagine a world where other beings didn't lie or confabulate all the women saying that, I'm beginning to wonder if in LLM is such a creature. It gives us confabulations because it doesn't know they exist and can't modify its behavior.
> humans have even less accountability than an LLM when stating falsehoods or dangerous advice
Where on earth are you getting this? As a human in most developed countries you can be very much held accountable for lying under oath. Other times you can be held accountable for lying:
1) when involved in an police investigation
2) when you are under arrest
3) when you are being lawfully detained by the police
4) if you are being asked about a crime you witnessed
5) when filing a police report
6) many kinds of financial disclosure documents (eg. taxes)
7) when you're advertising something
8) if you're committing fraud