On the dangers of stochastic parrots: Can language models be too big? (2021)

Re:On the dangers of stochastic parrots: Can language models... by wizzwizz4 on Saturday January 14, 2023 @09:21PM (#34386171)

> but you're unsatisfied with it anyway because you now realize that the word "swim" is reserved for living creatures.

There are swimming robots.[0][1] Swimming is qualitatively different to what submarines do. The exception is helical flagella, not robots.

[0]: https://robot.cfp.co.ir/en/robots/swimming

[1]: https://www.robotswim.com/?lang=English

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Re:On the dangers of stochastic parrots: Can language models... by LarryMullins on Saturday January 14, 2023 @10:58PM (#34386602)

> The exception is helical flagella, not robots.

Don't you think they're an exemption because they're alive? If seals had propellers we'd still say they swim. Squids use jet propulsion and we still say they swim; do jetskis also swim? Somehow not.

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