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Cory Doctorow critiques "AI" claims by major LLM developers

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Cory Doctorow, writing on Medium, critically examines the current state of Large Language Models (LLMs), arguing that while LLMs are real, the concept of "AI" as presented by tech companies is often exaggerated. His piece, "LLMs are Real, AI is Fake," specifically questions the perceived threat from LLMs developed by major tech firms like Anthropic and OpenAI. AI

IMPACT Challenges the public perception and marketing of AI capabilities, urging a more grounded understanding of LLM technology.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named credible voice critiquing AI claims.

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Cory Doctorow critiques "AI" claims by major LLM developers

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Piggybacking on @ pluralistic The Hugging Face Situation, or When We Leave Our Brainchild Home Alone I recently read Cory Doctorow’s piece on Medium, “LLMs are

    Piggybacking on @ pluralistic The Hugging Face Situation, or When We Leave Our Brainchild Home Alone I recently read Cory Doctorow’s piece on Medium, “LLMs are Real, AI is Fake,” in which he beautifully dismantles the alleged “threat” posed by the LLMs of tech companies like Anth…

    LINKS mamot.fr/@pluralistic openminded.global/the-hugging-face-situat…

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