LLMs Are Still Just Predicting the Next Word. So Why Are They So Good Now? (medium.com) 4 points by tudorhn 3mo ago ↗ HN
[–] jqpabc123 3mo ago ↗ Are they so good?They can excel at information retrieval.They often fail at logic and reason.Predicting the next word is basically guesswork. Not the sort of thing any responsible person should rely on to make important decisions.Doing so leads to liability issues in many business and professional environments. The legal system will have significant influence here.https://pub.towardsai.net/the-air-gapped-chronicles-the-cour...
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[ 4.3 ms ] story [ 12.8 ms ] threadThey can excel at information retrieval.
They often fail at logic and reason.
Predicting the next word is basically guesswork. Not the sort of thing any responsible person should rely on to make important decisions.
Doing so leads to liability issues in many business and professional environments. The legal system will have significant influence here.
https://pub.towardsai.net/the-air-gapped-chronicles-the-cour...