Mitchell: Stochastic parroting is incredibly powerful and remains core to LLMs
mmitchell_ai · x · 2026-08-30
Mitchell responds to a discussion on LLM nature, reiterating that LLMs remain systems that are stochastic and parrot. She argues these basics are incredibly powerful and will remain true unless the entire paradigm shifts.
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