Comment by aunty_helen
3 days ago
I’m quite happy trading off the agency of wading through trash to an LLM. In fact, I would say that’s something they’re pretty good at.
3 days ago
I’m quite happy trading off the agency of wading through trash to an LLM. In fact, I would say that’s something they’re pretty good at.
It’s just regurgitating the same trash to you though.
> look at sources and decide ... which ones are legitimate
> I would say that’s something they’re pretty good at.
Lol. Lmao, even.
Seriously, LLMs are famously terrible at this. It's the entire problem behind prompt injection.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prompt_injection
They're really good at... ingesting the trash. Yeah, that's pretty much their whole purpose. But understanding it as trash? Not even close. LLMs don't have taste. As another commenter wrote, it's just regurgitating it back.
I like the way this paper puts it: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s10676-024-097...
Gotta admit, I agree with the title (still reading it).
https://www.wordnik.com/words/bullshit
The one I care about (near the bottom of the page); really, the only meaningful use IMO, except it can also be a noun:
> verb speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths
It's "without regard for facts or truth".
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