korrents
Maggie Appleton

What Maggie Appleton thinks about LLMs

@maggie-appleton · 9 positions · On ppll ↗

Designer, anthropologist and illustrator who writes about the web, tools for thought and generative AI on her digital garden at maggieappleton.com. Her 2022 essay "The Dark Forest and Generative AI" put the reverse Turing test -- proving you are not a language model -- into the vocabulary of the independent web.

Maggie Appleton did not write this page.

We collected these quotes from things they published elsewhere, and every quote links to where it was said. They have no account here and have not endorsed this site. Quotes are word for word; the short line under each one is our own restatement, not their wording. Their own site. Is this you? Claim it or ask us to remove it. Or tell us what is wrong here.

Filter LLMs · Newest first
Topic
All 9AI writing 4AI slop 3LLMs 3AI and human skill 1social media 1writing 1
Sort
NewestOldest

Only Maggie Appleton on LLMs. See everyone on LLMs

3 dated positions, 2022, in their own words. Our reading of what Maggie Appleton has said — not written or endorsed by them.

3 positions so far — this page is not yet offered to search engines.

  1. Our readingThe web is being flooded with coherent, generic, generated text that buries the writing worth reading.

    Their wordsThese new models are poised to flood the web with generic, generated content.

    ↗The Dark Forest and Generative AImaggieappleton.com 1st of 8 in this piece

  3. Our readingThe way to show a reader you are not a language model is to think critically and originally, because that is the one thing the models cannot yet do.

    Their wordsEasier said than done, but one of the best ways to prove you’re not a predictive language model is to demonstrate critical and sophisticated thinking.

    ↗The Dark Forest and Generative AImaggieappleton.com 5th of 8 in this piece

  5. Our readingLanguage models have codified formal written language at a moment in time, which leaves informal, inventive, in-group speech as the place where humanness still shows.

    Their wordsWe have designed a system that automates a standardised way of writing. We have codified la langue at a specific point in time.

    ↗The Dark Forest and Generative AImaggieappleton.com 7th of 8 in this piece