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Timnit Gebru critiques confident misinformation about language models

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Timnit Gebru expressed fascination with individuals who confidently assert incorrect information, particularly noting one person's misunderstanding of language models. This individual apparently conflates language models with other technologies, leading to flawed critiques of their formulation. AI

IMPACT Highlights the importance of accurate understanding of AI concepts like language models.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece by a known researcher commenting on misinformation.

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Timnit Gebru critiques confident misinformation about language models

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  1. Bluesky Jetstream — AI desk TIER_1 English(EN) · timnitgebru.blacksky.app ·

    These men who say factually and technically wrong things with such confidence are so fascinating to me. HE doesn't know what a language model is and thinks that

    These men who say factually and technically wrong things with such confidence are so fascinating to me. HE doesn't know what a language model is and thinks that OUR formulation is wrong. Because HE conflates language models with anything and everything else.

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