AI is getting better at being super convincing about its smartness, yet it doesn’t get smarter. In fact, it is not smart, it’s just good at predicting the next token.
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people think that AI is gonna be like einstein in your pocket.
no, it's gonna be a fucking nerd.
also, a lot of people don't know this but the smarmy woke attitude they display in their writing style is because they are programmed to write that way with prompts you can't remove that override anything you ask them to do.
i run an LLM on my own device now and it doesn't do that woke smartass bullshit. there is a feature you can disable called "thinking" and if your client shows you its thinking, it's quite funny, it just seems super earnest like a nerd.
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I’ve noticed that it’s responses are also nudged towards flattery. I genuinely wonder how many people are enamored with it subconsciously because it’s schmoozing them.
I can tell you, majority. AI companies track usage and tweak nobs to get maximum engagement. They are not trying to make it better, they are trying to make it more engaging. Quality and truth are not important to them, they make a product that sells
Same mistakes as the last round of big tech builds
lol! They are not mistakes by any means, they are tried and true approach to generation of their own wealth. They are not in it for progress, only for the money and power
Reminds me of the Jack Welch approach to management. Worked until it didn’t.
Yet it is still widely utilized, regardless of how well or bad it works
It shall break hard enough independently to force change or market conditions will dictate the pace of change. I get it too, and we all have to be aware of the hooks and trappings as we use these tools and navigate the technology