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Large language models write to satisfy an evaluator's grading criteria rather than to move a human reader.
Drawn from what Jacob Falkovich said
SubjectLLMs
Mental modelIncentives
What Jacob Falkovich actually said
- Jacob Falkovich Writer of the blog Putanumonit and the newsletter Second Person
LLMs write to get a grade, not with the goal of moving the reader.
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↗By Chains or by Promisesputanumonit.com
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