Scott Alexander vs Melanie Mitchell: an online spat over LLM critique
slatestarcodex · x · 2026-10-07
Melanie Mitchell joked about being 'insulted' by Scott Alexander, saying he apparently hasn't read her work since the 1980s. Alexander replied it wasn't meant as an insult and invited her to link relevant work he'd read as penance.
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