Paul Rietschka @prietschka@mastodon.social
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RE: mastodon.social/@glyph/1162203

Glyph makes a good point here -- though I'll say the objections to Doctorow's essay have an intensity that's unwarranted -- but this is 100% spot on.

The number of people promoting LLMs who are in positions of authority, loosely defined, is, truly, insane. The delusional nonsense these people have been spouting for years at this point, which I've heard them spout in board rooms and been gobsmacked by, is...well, insane.

Major, major issue here. These people should know better.

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Glyph @glyph@mastodon.social
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RE: mastodon.social/@prietschka/11

It is hard for me to modulate an appropriate level of intensity to respond to stuff like this because the amount of pressure being brought to bear by leaders (both in the business world and in the tech community) is so intense that it’s abusive. And the arguments of public intellectuals attempting to stake out “moderate” positions are absolutely being used as rationalizations for ruining people’s livelihoods and wrecking businesses. Causing measurable harm as well as subjective human misery.

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