Originally Posted by
First_Principal
I have been researching the use of LLMs in a variety of settings for the past two or three years. Note that these are locally-hosted systems, not Saas, thus ensuring sensitive data is kept in-house and experiments can be, er, extensive.
It's my view that such systems can be useful in instances where their reach is bounded.
Very much agree. I have had to take a few training modules lately on use of AI (our company training folks put them out) and how not to use it.
however I have seen posts on this site where people have presented the results of a
stochastic parrot as authoritative - which I find disturbing, particularly when they come from 'senior' members.
Yeah, and I agree with both your diagnosis and recommended treatment, doctor.