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by resource_waste 778 days ago
Same thing when a human hallucinates.

Except with LLMs, you can run like 10 different models. With a human, you owe $120 and are taking medicine.

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Except with a human there's a counter-party with assets or insurance who assumes liability for mistakes.

Although presumably if a company is making decisions using an LLM, and the LLM makes a mistake, the company would still be held liable ... probably.

If there's no "damage" from the mistake then it doesn't matter either way.

> With a human, you owe $120 and are taking medicine.

Well there are protocols, procedures and a bunch of checks and balances.

The problem with the LLM is that there isn't any, its you vs one shot retrieval.

Step 1: Be born to a physician dad

Step 2: Have your physician dad get you a job at a hospital

Step 3: Have your physician dad's physician friend write a letter of recommendation

Step 4: Get into medical school

Step 5: Have your physician dad reach out to friends at various residencies.

Step 6: Get influenced by big pharma, create addictions, make big money.