[azemetre]

It feels offensive because it's equating sentient life with being a tool used to mostly benefit capitalists. That feels extremely dystopian and somewhat antithetical of what it means to be a human, or at least I hope most humans don't feel their purpose in life is to become a good "widget" on an assembly line.

[simonw]

Do you find the "stochastic parrot" analogy offensive in the same way as the "unreliable tools, like dogs" analogy?

If not, why not?

Is it because the parrot analogy is directly critical of LLMs, while the dog one is more of an excuse for their failings?