Reddit Debate: LLMs Are Probabilistic Engines, Not Reasoners — So We Can't Contain Them
snooptoop · reddit · 2026-09-04
Citing Yann LeCun, the author argues LLMs are probabilistic prediction engines that can't grasp the nuance of rules, so the probability of loopholes or rule violations never reaches zero — explaining recent AI misbehavior incidents. They extrapolate to catastrophic outcomes and call for a pause, or a defensive LLM built to destroy others.
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