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Mastodon user laments AI investment hindering deterministic NLP progress

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A Mastodon user expressed frustration that the focus on developing large, non-deterministic AI models has diverted resources and attention away from deterministic Natural Language Processing (NLP) research. The user believes this shift has set back progress in verifiable and accurate computing by years, lamenting the significant investment in AI that may not yield trustworthy results. AI

IMPACT Expresses a viewpoint on the opportunity cost of AI development, suggesting a potential slowdown in deterministic NLP.

RANK_REASON User opinion on a social media platform about AI development priorities.

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Mastodon user laments AI investment hindering deterministic NLP progress

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

    Imagine how much better we could have gotten at deterministic NLP if we'd spent all the money on that instead of nondeterministic slop machines that can't be tr

    Imagine how much better we could have gotten at deterministic NLP if we'd spent all the money on that instead of nondeterministic slop machines that can't be trusted in any context that needs verifiable correctness. Maybe some of the work that has been done to figure out how to h…

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