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Mike Brock: LLMs are translation engines, not understanding AGI

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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Mike Brock: LLMs are translation engines, not understanding AGI

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    RE: https:// kolektiva.social/@firstprimate /117111546820223025 @ firstprimate Nice statement about LLMs by Mike Brock: - An # LLM is a translation engine: it m

    RE: https:// kolektiva.social/@firstprimate /117111546820223025 @ firstprimate Nice statement about LLMs by Mike Brock: - An # LLM is a translation engine: it maps between representations of things humans have already written, and does this so fluently that the fluency gets mista…