Rimu@piefed.social to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 4 hours agoRsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMsmedium.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up138file-text
arrow-up138external-linkRsync author responds to online outrage about his usage of LLMsmedium.comRimu@piefed.social to Programming@programming.devEnglish · 4 hours agomessage-square19fedilinkfile-text
Seems like he’s been pushed into using LLMs as a way to cope with the deluge of LLM-generated security reports.
minus-squareMousePotatoDoesStuff@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 hours agoI think “stochastic parrot” is a terrible way to describe LLMs. (Not to mention most people don’t use the term “stochastic” a lot.) “Slot machine autocomplete” might be a better choice.
minus-squareMalReynolds@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·12 minutes agoIf you feel the need to dumb it down, ‘statistical parrot’ works OK. I’m happy with the original.
I think “stochastic parrot” is a terrible way to describe LLMs. (Not to mention most people don’t use the term “stochastic” a lot.)
“Slot machine autocomplete” might be a better choice.
If you feel the need to dumb it down, ‘statistical parrot’ works OK. I’m happy with the original.