The language we use is quite important here because if we as a society value truth as a goal, the general public need to be made aware that these systems are truth-agnostic and that any truthfulness is merely a byproduct of stringing related tokens together. There is a word for assertions that don’t have any regard for the truth in the philosophical literature: bullshit. If this, more precise, language was widespread in regard to AI we might prevent future pollution of the truth as these systems become more widespread.
The language we use is quite important here because if we as a society value truth as a goal, the general public need to be made aware that these systems are truth-agnostic and that any truthfulness is merely a byproduct of stringing related tokens together. There is a word for assertions that don’t have any regard for the truth in the philosophical literature: bullshit. If this, more precise, language was widespread in regard to AI we might prevent future pollution of the truth as these systems become more widespread.