A Short AI Glossary and a Link to More

An easy post for me today.

Hallucination: A well-known phenomenon in large language models, in which the system provides an answer that is factually incorrect, irrelevant or nonsensical, because of limitations in its training data and architecture.

Bias: A type of error that can occur in a large language model if its output is skewed by the model’s training data. For example, a model may associate specific traits or professions with a certain race or gender, leading to inaccurate predictions and offensive responses.

Anthropomorphism: The tendency for people to attribute human-like qualities or characteristics to an A.I. chatbot. For example, you may assume it is kind or cruel based on its answers, even though it is not capable of having emotions, or you may believe the A.I. is sentient because it is very good at mimicking human language.

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New York Times for March 29, 2023;  https://www.nytimes.com/section/technology?campaign_id=158&emc=edit_ot_20230329&instance_id=88922&nl=on-tech%3A-a.i.&regi_id=60502913&segment_id=129057&te=1&user_id=eaaeef473199ae511f619ba22fa26404

’nuff said from me…

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Here’s the rule: for something customary, use the present tense even if it’s in the future. Last panel. Try using the present tense in it:

Say “You mean it opens only when it rains”? Better, isn’t it?

Here’s the sentence, from an article about insomnia in the Spring 2029 New Scientist:

If pills aren’t necessarily the answer for people with insomnia, neither are overly simplistic behavioural interventions.

“Simplistic means “overly simple.” You don’t need the separate word “overly.”

So you’re either repeating “overly,” which is a redundancy, or you’re just inserting the unnecessary word “overly,” which is a pleonasm. Take your pick.

Sorry, no picture.

“Begging the question” is an expression misused often enough that I need to celebrate when someone doesn’t make the goof. Begging the question is a logical falacy of using the thing you want to prove as evidence of the proof. Do a search in the search box on the right for more info and some bad examples.

Here’s a correct usage:

The news prompts the question: Will Delaware be next?

The news prompts the question: Will Delaware be next?

The writer uses “prompts” instead of “begs.” Here’s a link to the article, though the article itself doesn’t have that headline: https://www.delawareonline.com/story/money/business/2023/03/16/sheetz-is-coming-to-elkton-approaching-delaware-and-wawa

Here’s a picture that goes with the headline:

And they spelled it correctly! Well, the cartoonist spelled it correctly. I don’t think I’ve ever heard anyone pronounce both s’s.

I happen to like brussels sprouts, btw.