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A language model uses a special kind of learning to conduct a ‘probability distribution’ over words used to predict the most likely next word in a sentence based on the previous entry. Language models learn from text and can be used for producing original responses (both short and very long), predicting the next word in a text, speech recognition, optical character recognition and handwriting recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
That description is mostly meaningless to the average person. When the average person uses it they announce a different description –“Oh, it’s a chatbot! This one is smart.”<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We have a visceral response when hearing AI, and movies exploit this response. Let’s talk about AI, our response to it, puppies and a very specific imperfection that has me concerned. <\/p>\n\n\n\n *Note that I am not picking on CHATGPT, but have had the most experience with it. This episode really applies to any iteration of a language learning model\u2014past and future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\nAlarmed, alerted, aware, frightened, concerned\u2014the visceral response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n