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A AI etymology deconstructor – can guess fake words

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Re: A AI etymology deconstructor – can guess fake words

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Post by andrelaszlo »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #13
ohlookcake wrote: post #11

I think that by "can guess fake words" in the title OP means that the tool can come up with a plausible guess for the etymology, even for fake words. Unfortunately, the more common reading of that phrase is that it can tell fake words from real ones

Agree. It does a good job at coming up with a plausible meaning of novel words like "multiarborality" → "the state of relating to many trees" but it doesn't indicate that this is a "fake" word even though I just made it up.

I agree with both comments, I just wanted to find a word that an AI wouldn't have heard before, not a word that is "fake".

I don't even know what a fake word is.

https://deconstructor.ayush.digital/w/flonkers

"Flonkers: A made-up word, likely humorous". Aren't all words made up? Edit: This one, unlike my previous example, is actually in use - flonkers: an animal that looks fat but is actually just fluffy.

Re: A AI etymology deconstructor – can guess fake words

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Post by stavros »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #13
ohlookcake wrote: post #11

I think that by "can guess fake words" in the title OP means that the tool can come up with a plausible guess for the etymology, even for fake words. Unfortunately, the more common reading of that phrase is that it can tell fake words from real ones

Agree. It does a good job at coming up with a plausible meaning of novel words like "multiarborality" → "the state of relating to many trees" but it doesn't indicate that this is a "fake" word even though I just made it up.

If you had used that word in a sentence, eg "what I like about this park is its multiarborality", I would have immediately understood what you meant.

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Post by stavros »

rvense wrote: post #9

Fyllipig is derived from "fyllan" and "pigge" and means "descriptive of something that is both full/abundant and pig-like." Terryjambled means "mixed up in a confused or disorderly state, and covered with or resembling terry cloth." Refugglemander means to "to manipulate electoral district boundaries in a way that impacts refugees." I'm sorry, OP. This just isn't very good.

What etymologies would you have expected instead?

Re: A AI etymology deconstructor – can guess fake words

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Post by stavros »

Timwi wrote: post #15
jonplackett wrote: post #10

I love this kind of thing. It’s weird how many words we use without having any idea what they mean. Words always end up getting broken with speech in a different way to the meaning. Eg I put in pandemonium which you say as pande-moniun but I just learned is pan-demon-ium which makes a lot more sense! Very cool. Well done.

Try “helicopter” for a real mind-blow.

I hate how everyone always breaks it up as "heli" and "copter" when it's "helico" and "pter".

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Post by InsideOutSanta »

rvense wrote: post #9

Fyllipig is derived from "fyllan" and "pigge" and means "descriptive of something that is both full/abundant and pig-like." Terryjambled means "mixed up in a confused or disorderly state, and covered with or resembling terry cloth." Refugglemander means to "to manipulate electoral district boundaries in a way that impacts refugees." I'm sorry, OP. This just isn't very good.

It's funny; I'm looking at your examples and coming to the opposite conclusion. I feel like it is very good because it provides explanations for unusual or novel words that are similar to what a human might conclude.

Re: A AI etymology deconstructor – can guess fake words

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Post by nhinck3 »

andrelaszlo wrote: post #21
andrelaszlo wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Agree. It does a good job at coming up with a plausible meaning of novel words like "multiarborality" → "the state of relating to many trees" but it doesn't indicate that this is a "fake" word even though I just made it up.

I agree with both comments, I just wanted to find a word that an AI wouldn't have heard before, not a word that is "fake". I don't even know what a fake word is. https://deconstructor.ayush.digital/w/flonkers "Flonkers: A made-up word, likely humorous". Aren't all words made up? Edit: This one, unlike my previous example, is actually in use - flonkers: an animal that looks fat but is actually just fluffy.

turboencabulation, hydrocoptic. I bet you could look up a bunch of sci-fi for other examples of completely made up words

Re: A AI etymology deconstructor – can guess fake words

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Post by dizhn »

ohlookcake wrote: post #11

I think that by "can guess fake words" in the title OP means that the tool can come up with a plausible guess for the etymology, even for fake words. Unfortunately, the more common reading of that phrase is that it can tell fake words from real ones

Which it should since it knows all the words.
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