• nymnympseudonym@piefed.social
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    2 hours ago

    stochastic parrot

    A phrase that throws more heat than light.

    What they are predicting is not the next word they are predicting the next idea

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      1 hour ago

      Technically, they are predicting the next token. To do that properly they may need to predict the next idea, but thats just a means to an end (the end being the next token).