• smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
    31·
    2 months ago

    Sales should be at 100% though, as LLMs are already capable of confidently lying about a product’s capabilities

    • Iconoclast@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Calling it lying is anthropomorphizing them. It implies they know the truth and choose not to give it - that’s not what’s happening.

      • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        It’s true, sales people probably believe the stuff they say

        • Iconoclast@feddit.ukEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          Then they’re not lying.

          Also, LLMs don’t have beliefs either. That’s still anthropomorphizing it.

          • smeg@feddit.ukEnglish
            1·
            2 months ago

            I was just making a joke about sales, we don’t need to fully dissect it, but I can appreciate a desire for accuracy in my comedy so here’s a rewrite:

            Sales should be at 100% though, as LLMs are already capable of confidently bullshitting about a product’s capabilities