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One of the dangers of large language models (LLMs) is that they can confidently make assertions that are blatantly false. This raises worries that...
Published Dec 07, 2022 Reading time 10 min read Share Dear friends, One of the dangers of large language models (LLMs) is that they can confidently make assertions that are blatantly false. This raises worries that they will flood the world with misinformation. If they could moderate their degree of confidence appropriately, they would be less likely to mislead. People are prone to following authority figures. Because a lot of text on the internet is written in an authoritative style — hopefully because the authors know what they’re talking about— LLMs have learned to mimic this style. Unfortu
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