Mike Brock, in a statement shared on Mastodon, described Large Language Models (LLMs) as translation engines that map existing human text, cautioning that their fluency can be mistaken for genuine understanding. He also commented on the assumption that AGI developers could charge monopoly prices, noting that DeepSeek offers its services at $0.87 per million tokens, while OpenAI charges $30 for comparable output. AI
IMPACT Challenges the perception of LLMs as truly understanding entities and highlights competitive pricing in the AI market.
RANK_REASON Opinion piece from an executive about LLMs and AGI.
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