Moral Duty for "Linux Sites" to Speak Out Against LLM Slop
My wife has long complained about "Linux bloggers" keeping quiet and thus passive about a growing problem: slop. LLM, slop images, slop 'code' etc.
Now we see Linux Journal crossing over to the "dark side" (LLM, slop images etc.), set aside Torvalds with his delusions of grandeur (wrongly believing that associating with a pervert and famous criminal is "good karma").
Alexandre Oliva's personal blog has a short new post about LLM slop. It reads:
I'm told it's [AIDS is] contagious, and it can be fatal if not treated.The best way to stop it from spreading is by prevention.
The best way to counter prejudice is by information.
This post is about Artificial Intelligence Delusion Syndrome, the unfounded belief that there's intelligence (AKA ability to understand) in Lame Language Models.
When speaking of LLMs, AI stands for Autocompleters, Iterated.
Their output is SLOP: Statistically Likely, Ostensibly Plausible.
So blong,
Oliva, having recently re-joined the FSF's Board, at least has the guts to say something about this issue.
Others ought to join him.
Our collective voices can help ostracise those who crossed to the slop "dark side". We need to do that. Else, it'll spread. █