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LLM Fiasco: Generative AI's Reality is Mean and Grubby, Not Apocalypse

The current state of Large Language Models (LLMs) is characterized as a "fiasco" and "singularly inept," with generative AI only appearing functional when its usable outputs are selectively presented from a large volume of unusable results. This situation is viewed with dismay, suggesting that the reality of generative AI is less about a robot apocalypse and more about a "mean and grubby" operational reality, potentially used as a distraction. AI

IMPACT The current state of LLMs is described as a "fiasco" with generative AI producing vast amounts of unusable results, potentially serving as a distraction from its less glamorous operational reality.

RANK_REASON The item is a social media post expressing a negative opinion about LLMs and generative AI, lacking new factual information or a significant event.

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LLM Fiasco: Generative AI's Reality is Mean and Grubby, Not Apocalypse

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

    I'd like to point out something obvious about the # LLM fiasco, something that my own incendiary talk might give the wrong impression about: things could very e

    I'd like to point out something obvious about the # LLM fiasco, something that my own incendiary talk might give the wrong impression about: things could very easily have been a lot worse. Indeed one of the reasons for my extreme dismay is that we're getting a singularly inept so…