On Stochastic Parrots, Large Language Models, and Where We're Heading

A robot parrot.
A stochastic parrot sitting on a wooden surface. Jordan Wages - 2023

We're living through a weird moment. AI is the new "thing." And not in just one industry, in pretty much every industry. AI has been percolating in the background for years at the periphery of public consciousness, and suddenly, well... ChatGPT set the record for the fastest growing user base. Diffusion models are also having a moment. And like with all things that have their moment, there are those that don't quite understand just what they're looking at. And this might not be the take you're expecting.

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