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A language model is no different from a stochastic parrot in the sense that they both produce the same externally observable behavior, but they are also quite different in the sense that a language model exists.

13/10/26, 8:03 pm0 reposts7 likes

Tilmon Edwards (Dirigo)

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If you asked me to formally define the term "stochastic parrot" I would define it as: An imaginary object that, if it existed, would do the same things as a language model, but by virtue of not existing, is harmless to any philosophy or sense of self.