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Borges' cartographers and the tacit skill of reading LM output

27 points by galsapir ago | 7 comments

operatingthetan |next [-]

Not going to read something where the author can't do the basic courtesy to the reader of using capitalization.

galsapir |root |parent [-]

haha that's a style choice (takes more work to get lowercase text these days). But yeah legit ;-)

RealityVoid |root |parent [-]

I found it more peculiar that "LM" was capitalized. I know the style is very trendy in certain circles right now, but it is a bit puzzling for me.

galsapir |root |parent [-]

yeah I was really thinking about what the best "umbrella term" would be here. Since "LLM" is too widely used in a really specific context and "AI systems" felt niche I ended up with "LMs". Idk, up for debate..

gaythread |next |previous [-]

From the bio: i’m a researcher (working in healthcare). I try to consume content — books, papers, posts, podcasts, whatever — and started writing to figure out what I actually think about it all. This is writing from the edge of understanding. Hopefully, less about “here’s what I know” and more about “here’s what I’m trying to work out.” Rough edges included.

contraposit |root |parent [-]

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42041926-the-scout-minds...

This is my favourite book. I have followed their podcast for so long. You might like the ideas in this book. Or you can watch the 1-hour lecture by her on youtube. We needs scouts to faithfully explore the territory and report back.

https://rationallyspeakingpodcast.org/ by Julia Galef and Massimo Pigliucci

galsapir |root |parent [-]

Thanks! I'll check it out.

maxbeech |next |previous [-]

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