May 29, 2026, 3:29 PMThat's funny when you explain to people how it really works, if they are not LLM advocates, they see exactly why it can't work.
It's literally created with to make stuff up.
- May 29, 2026, 3:29 PM
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benbenjamineskola@hachyderm.ioMay 29, 2026, 3:31 PM@Aedius yes, like... if you accept that this is just how they work, you might be able to use them productively for the limited tasks they're capable of doing at. But refusing to understand the way they work and then yelling at them about it is just embarrassing.
She-Ra's PantsuitSheRaPantsuit@mastodon.socialMay 29, 2026, 3:49 PM@Aedius @benjamineskola language consists of two parts, the form and the sign
the form is the "tangible" part of the language, e.g. this text, or whatever soundwave physics bullshit is happening when we talk
the sign is the meaning, what you might visualize in your head when you read the word "cat"
LLMs only have access to form, so when the meaning of text is important (read: always), LLMs are not very useful
to this, promptfondlers always reply "but today is the worst it's ever gonna be"
- May 29, 2026, 5:49 PM
@SheRaPantsuit @benjamineskola
I will add that to my presentation for the nexts teams at work ^^
- She-Ra's PantsuitSheRaPantsuit@mastodon.socialMay 29, 2026, 6:11 PM
@Aedius @benjamineskola credit where it is due, I more or less stole this explanation from Dr. Emily Bender. Recommend checking out her podcast with Dr. Alex Hanna, where they roast Generative AI nonsense in the vein of Mystery Science Theater 3000. It is cathartic.
https://dair-institute.org/maiht3k/
(I am not a linguist so please don't take my comments on language as authoritative.)
Su_GSu_G@aus.socialMay 30, 2026, 5:10 PM@SheRaPantsuit
“promptfondlers”! I love it!
Grand Theft AutoComplete is the best description I’ve come across for LLMs.- She-Ra's PantsuitSheRaPantsuit@mastodon.socialMay 30, 2026, 10:46 PM
@Su_G @Aedius @benjamineskola I shamelessly stole the term from @davidgerard