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Google is coming in for sharp criticism after video went viral of the Google Nest assistant refusing to answer basic questions about the Holocaust — but having no problem answer questions about the Nakba.

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[-] yildolw@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

If you train your large language model on all the internet's bullshit and don't want bullshit to come out, there's not a lot of good options. Garbage in, garbage out

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

That kind of fits my opinion of LLMs in general. :)

[-] Gladaed@feddit.de 4 points 2 years ago

Then you should say that instead of a reductive "don't censor". Censorship is important because you want to avoid false and harmful statements.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago

Definition:

censor: to examine in order to suppress or delete anything considered objectionable

Removing false information isn't the same as removing objectionable information.

[-] Gladaed@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

But it is a subset of objectionable information.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Definition:

objectionable: undesirable, offensive

Yes, false information is technically undesirable, but that's not really what that word is trying to convey. The goal should be accurate information, not agreeable information. If the truth is objectionable/offensive, it should still be easily findable.

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