Kenneth Stanley Pokes Holes in the 'Stochastic Parrot' Metaphor for LLMs
kenneth0stanley · x · 2026-09-22
AI researcher Kenneth Stanley questions the classic 'stochastic parrot' metaphor for LLMs: parrots are already stochastic, so what did adding the word do? While many complain the metaphor undersold LLMs, he notes no one has defended the parrots from the insinuation that they are deterministic.
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