Debate: raw LLMs without any harness already refute the 'stochastic parrot' claim
Zergylord · x · 2026-09-27
Responding to Melanie Mitchell in the stochastic parrots debate, Zergylord argues that LLMs can be run today without any harness — no 'complex software system' — and they clearly do not behave like stochastic parrots, challenging the premise of the classic critique.
Related event: Melanie Mitchell Sparks Debate: Are Today's Systems Still LLMs?(18 posts)→
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