I like the argument this article presents. The more aggressively tuned models from modern labs are probably optimizing for some end goal that neither the researchers creating the model nor the end user are aware of. The result, however, is an increase in upvotes from users compared to the previous generation. This gap in understanding naturally leaves a lot of room for debate as to what the models are actually doing.
An addendum: LLMs may not be the cleanest example of parasitic behavior in the algorithmic substrate. I'd wager that social media algorithms (... (read more)
I like the argument this article presents. The more aggressively tuned models from modern labs are probably optimizing for some end goal that neither the researchers creating the model nor the end user are aware of. The result, however, is an increase in upvotes from users compared to the previous generation. This gap in understanding naturally leaves a lot of room for debate as to what the models are actually doing.
An addendum: LLMs may not be the cleanest example of parasitic behavior in the algorithmic substrate. I'd wager that social media algorithms (... (read more)