Stop calling them hallucinations. If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. If we're not going to anthropomorphize AIs, then we need a different term
Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
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Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#42Stop calling them hallucinations. If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. If we're not going to anthropomorphize AIs, then we need a different term
> If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. why? "bullshitting and lies" suggests that the AI is intentionally being deceptive. "hallucinations" conveys the idea that the information is incorrect, but the AI perceives it to be correct, which is more in line with what is actually happening.
Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#43Stop calling them hallucinations. If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. If we're not going to anthropomorphize AIs, then we need a different term
Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#44Stop calling them hallucinations. If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. If we're not going to anthropomorphize AIs, then we need a different term
> they tend to make up fake information – errors called “hallucinations.”
Hallucinations are a certain kind of error. But what appears to have happened here is a _direct_ manipulation from Microsoft. Which is a risky play by them. It doesn't take much to erode trust. People tend to trust LLMs because they tend to get things right. But if people see a few things that they know is wrong, they will quickly stop trusting. If they see a few things as marketing, then they will very quickly stop trusting.
It's not a hallucination, it is a filter. Microsoft manipulated the output to prefer their own products and boy is that a risky strategy.
Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#45Stop calling them hallucinations. If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. If we're not going to anthropomorphize AIs, then we need a different term
Additionally belief does not mean human; for example animals can have beliefs, even very rudimentary animals. I think is more of a way of self-containing the entity and treating it as a black box.
Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#46Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#47Stop calling them hallucinations. If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. If we're not going to anthropomorphize AIs, then we need a different term
I'm not so concerned with that as I am with the fact that this isn't one. Article says > they tend to make up fake information – errors called “hallucinations.” Hallucinations are a certain kind of error. But what appears to have happened here is a _direct_ manipulation from Microsoft. Which is a risky play by them. It doesn't take much to erode trust. People tend to trust LLMs because they tend to get things right.…
Makes me wonder how they plan to monetize these chatbots and if they won’t just fizzle out like voice assistants.
I don’t see how there won’t be concerns over asking a chatbot for the best pizza in town and receiving an answer like “Customers love the new Meat Lover’s Pizza from Pizza Hut! Brought to you by Pizza Hut… (list of pizza places here)”. Amazon couldn’t figure out how to make money off of Alexa, how are Chatbots any different.
Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#48Is it just me or does everyone trust AI opinions less and less ? Every time I ask it to find top 5 of something, I go and double check myself and almost always find it to be wrong. For example try searching for top 5 restaurants around me in bard. Some of them dont even exist lol and some are just random if you cross verify with actual popularity from yelp etc.
Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#49Stop calling them hallucinations. If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. If we're not going to anthropomorphize AIs, then we need a different term
> If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. why? "bullshitting and lies" suggests that the AI is intentionally being deceptive. "hallucinations" conveys the idea that the information is incorrect, but the AI perceives it to be correct, which is more in line with what is actually happening.
Re: Microsoft's AI shopping announcement contains hallucinations in the demo
#50Stop calling them hallucinations. If we're going to anthropomorphize AIs, let's just call it bullshitting and lies. If we're not going to anthropomorphize AIs, then we need a different term
Saying "we have no idea if it's going to spit out something accurate" doesn't sell.
"oh it's hallucinating, how cute" is an easier sell.