"Stop calling LLMs neural nets": Redditor's rant on anthropomorphized AI marketing
Real_Fast · reddit · 2026-10-12
A Reddit long post complains that "neural network" is thrown around constantly by people and companies not actually building LLMs, arguing the anthropomorphized framing causes real harm.
The argument: LLMs are essentially giant automated IF/AND rule sets trained on human input; comparing them to human bodies flattens two very different systems; the more we treat LLMs like humans, the more companies profit from the framing and the harder it is for governments to write proper laws and safeguards. The author also claims friends at AI companies don't talk about their work as "creating AI" and have genuine ethical concerns, and calls out those dreaming of building a real-life David 8 or Jarvis as wanting to replace human interaction.
The technical claim that "LLMs have no neural nets" doesn't hold up factually, but the post captures public anxiety about anthropomorphized AI marketing and regulatory gaps.
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