[nomagicbullet]

Framing is key in this context. Yann introduced the model in a very authoritative way, presenting it as production ready. His quote: "Type a text and galactica.ai will generate a paper with relevant references, formulas, and everything." [1] The AI produces output but nothing that could be considered a paper in a professional setting. Which is understandable! AGI is not here yet. But he should have presented the tool with proper context. A tool that can generate the awful content it generated needs better framing.

And, yes, his reactions were baffling to say the least.

[1]: https://twitter.com/ylecun/status/1592619400024428544

[seydor]

> "Type a text and galactica.ai will generate a paper with relevant references, formulas, and everything

One could describe DALL-E as "type a text in dalle and it will generate a Picasso with the right textures and strokes and everything". One would have to be particularly obnoxious to pretend to surmize that the Dalle image is an actual Picasso painting that you can sell in Sothebys or display in his museum. That is a giant strawman that some asinine people created there, and the Galactica team fell for it. They should stand their ground, but unfortunately they work for Meta, and corporate is where academic freedom goes to die.

[geraldyo]

Had they described it that way, DALL-E would have received way more criticism.

Lecun and his team and/or Meta did a terrible job in managing the users' expectations

[seydor]

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/07/11/dall-e-make-me...

"DALL-E, Make Me Another Picasso, Please"

The creators of an artificial intelligence that can produce almost any art work imaginable—from “cheeseburger lamp” to “the rest of mona lisa”—sift through their latest requests for original images.