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Generative AI monitoring AI compared to 'swallowing a fly' cycle

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The use of generative AI to monitor other generative AI systems is being compared to the children's song "There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly." This analogy suggests a potentially endless or self-defeating cycle of oversight. The discussion also draws parallels between modern LLM-gen-AI and compilers, questioning if a lack of familiarity with buggy software from an earlier era contributes to current perspectives. AI

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Generative AI monitoring AI compared to 'swallowing a fly' cycle

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    @ eniko Every time the PT Barnum's keep saying they'll use LLM-gen-AI to monitor LLM-gen-AI to monitor LLM-gen-AI…, I hear that children's song, “There Was an O

    @ eniko Every time the PT Barnum's keep saying they'll use LLM-gen-AI to monitor LLM-gen-AI to monitor LLM-gen-AI…, I hear that children's song, “There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly”. @ sinbad I've thought too a lot about the analogy between compilers & LLM-gen-AI. I wonder…

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