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"The only reason to have an LLM emit sentences like 'I understand' is to make it more appealing than a search engine and increase the likelihood that a user will return; that is, it’s another way of maximizing customer engagement." 1/2

theatlantic.comNo, Artificial Intelligence Is Not ConsciousTaken to its logical conclusion, this line of thinking is absurd—and damning.

Olivier Usher

@ojusher.com

I take an extremely dim view of chatbots’ use of the word “I”. There is no “I” there. LLMs are a useful technology but the chat interface is a disaster. ojusher.medium.com/chatbots-are...

ojusher.medium.comChatbots are a terrible way of interfacing with AIAt best, they mislead us about AI’s capabilities. At worst, they make us go nuts.

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