Mel Mitchell argues today's AI systems are no longer LLMs, term misuse muddies debate
_aidan_clark_ · x · 2026-09-27
Melanie Mitchell, complexity researcher at the Santa Fe Institute, sparked discussion by asserting that "what we have now are not LLMs." She argues today's systems are complex software stacks with extensive post-training and many external components, and that persistently calling them LLMs confuses ongoing debates. This post endorses her take.
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