Comment by DocTomoe
7 days ago
> Lots of usage of "no prior history"
... which ironically sounds a lot like the family is trying to discourage the idea that there were, in fact, signs that just were not taken seriously. No-one wants to admit their family member was mentally ill, and all too often it is easy to hide and ignore. A certain melancholy maybe or an unusually eager response to bombastic music to get motivation? Signs are subtle, and often more obvious in hindsight.
Then the LLM episode happens, he goes fully haywire, and the LLM makes an easy scapegoat for all kind of things (from stress at work to childhood trauma to domestic abuse).
Now, if this was a medical paper, I would give 'no prior history' some credibility. But it's not - it's a journalistic document, and I have learned that they tend to use words as these to distract not to enlighten.
Sounds like it could go either way which means this phenomenon should be fully investigated. LLMs are neither convicted nor exonerated by this alone.