Comment by cubefox
14 hours ago
Nitpick, but in my opinion an LLM is an "it", not a "her" or "he". Using male or female pronouns risks anthropomorphizing them which can lead to unhealthy outcomes.
14 hours ago
Nitpick, but in my opinion an LLM is an "it", not a "her" or "he". Using male or female pronouns risks anthropomorphizing them which can lead to unhealthy outcomes.
FYI in Chinese he/she/it all use the same pronoun "ta" when spoken.
They do have a separate character for animals and objects 它 vs 他/她, though I can imagine learning english and just learning ta = he.
There’s also one specifically for God - 祂, and one for animal - 牠, the first one you can see frequently in Chinese bibles or churches, the latter is rarely used.
What about languages, such as Russian, where every single noun has a gender assigned (he, she or it) and AI is a he by default (and everything else is already using pronouns in similar way, like a car is a she, a ship is a he).
That's a good point. Still, "it" makes more sense in English.
Sorry! I was just a bit excited writing the comment and ignored that :(
No worries.
Well, my LLM is a "he".
> Using male or female pronouns risks anthropomorphizing them which can lead to unhealthy outcomes.
Ditto for pets.
A goldfish is closer to a person than any LLM.
Well, I would say your LLM is a "he" just as much as your laptop is: not at all. If you call the laptop "he" that changes nothing.
For animals he/she does make sense, because they are male or female. An LLM is neither.