Stochastic parrots view 'absurd by GPT-4,' but critics say millions still haven't updated
burny_tech · x · 2026-09-21
daniel271828 argues the stochastic-parrots take on LLMs was reasonable around GPT-2/GPT-3 but absurd by GPT-4, comparing holdouts to WWII soldiers who kept fighting decades after it ended. Quoting Kevin Roose: millions of smart people were convinced by stochastic-parrots discourse or Zitron-style capabilities denialism and haven't updated on new evidence — "nature is healing but it's so late."
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