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exe34today at 3:23 PM1 replyview on HN

At this point, the "stochastic parrot" people are sounding like they need their prng seeded with less predictable numbers.


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Brian_K_Whitetoday at 4:10 PM

The output hasn't changed because the input hasn't changed. The shoe still fits.

So far everything an llm has ever done is still consistent with fitting bits of training data together.

It looks like people because it is replaying things done by people.

Similarly in the other direction, the fact that people can and often do mechanical things (make bad art, follow routines, etc) does not prove that people are no different than machines either.

Just because there are these two overlaps in both directions doesn't excuse getting them actually confused.

I don't think anyone lacking the perception to distinguish these things simply because there are overlaps and similar appearances is in a great position from which to be calling anyone else stochastic.