Comment by latexr

> when I'm out and about I want to have a conversation with the Star Trek computer.

But you’re not. And you won’t. You’ll never have a conversation with the Star Trek computer while you continue to place anything else above accuracy. Every time I see someone comparing LLMs to the Star Trek computers, it seems to be someone who doesn’t understand that correctness was their most important feature. I’m starting to get the feeling people making that comparison never actually watched or understood Star Trek.

A computer which gives you constant bullshit is something only the lowest of the Ferengi would try to sell.

> This still surprises me since it seems so obvious to me that conversational fluidity is the number one most important feature.

It’s not. It absolutely is not and will never be. Not unless all you’re looking for is affirmation, companionship, titillation. I suggest looking for that outside chat bots.