Some AI papers have a finding so good you just want to quote it everywhere. But many turn out to be trash. They’ve got bad statistics, they’ve got bad methodology, they’re really sales pieces, or t…
  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.caEnglish
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    4 days ago

    I imagine there are a few reasons. An LLM is a narcissist’s dream–it will remain focused on you and tell you what you want to hear (and is always willing to be corrected).

    In addition, LLMs are easy to manipulate, and sort of mimic a person enough to give you a sense of power or authority. So if you’re the type of person who gets something from that, there’s likely a draw to that kind of person.

    Those are just guesses, though. I don’t use LLMs myself, so I don’t really know.

    • hendrik@palaver.p3x.deEnglish
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      4 days ago

      Thanks, that sounds reasonable. Especially the focus/attention.

      Maybe it’s the same as with other games or computer games… Some people also really get something out of fantasy achievements and when they win and feel like the main character… in a weird way…