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User calls for immediate halt to all LLM training, citing ethical concerns

A Mastodon user has called for an immediate halt to all large language model (LLM) training, labeling companies engaged in this practice as "selfish capitalists." The user argues that the current number of LLMs is sufficient for the foreseeable future and that continuing training is unconscionable. They urge individuals working for companies still training LLMs to resign in protest. AI

IMPACT User expresses strong ethical concerns about ongoing LLM training, advocating for an immediate cessation and employee protest.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece from a user on a social media platform.

Read on Mastodon — fosstodon.org →

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User calls for immediate halt to all LLM training, citing ethical concerns

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Anyone scrapping to (re)train LLMs is a selfish capitalist who doesn't care who they inconvenience &/or hurt. We've enough LLMs for the foreseeable future. None

    Anyone scrapping to (re)train LLMs is a selfish capitalist who doesn't care who they inconvenience &/or hurt. We've enough LLMs for the foreseeable future. None are as Free and Open as we'd like, but I'm sure it's not someone trying to build a truly # FOSS LLM that's DDoS'ing # L…