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Engineer, now living near the mighty Brazos after a stint near the Severn.
Yeah, thinking about the second one. LLMs are trained to be "helpful" and I wonder if it can detect that status distinction depending on how it's been instructed to respond.
I do agree though, your main point was more like triggering a personality or competency based on specific question phrasing.
I do agree though, your main point was more like triggering a personality or competency based on specific question phrasing.
May 31, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Yeah, thinking about the second one. LLMs are trained to be "helpful" and I wonder if it can detect that status distinction depending on how it's been instructed to respond.
I do agree though, your main point was more like triggering a personality or competency based on specific question phrasing.
I do agree though, your main point was more like triggering a personality or competency based on specific question phrasing.
I can't believe you found one of these for 4 dollars.
May 31, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I can't believe you found one of these for 4 dollars.
For some reason I'm reminded of this article about higher jargon use reflecting lower status. Maybe LLMs are an extension of that very human propensity to want to use the big words to impress the boss (user) with an implicit Jargonator.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Compensatory conspicuous communication: Low status increases jargon use
Jargon is commonly used to efficiently communicate and signal group membership. We propose that jargon use also serves a status compensation function.…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
For some reason I'm reminded of this article about higher jargon use reflecting lower status. Maybe LLMs are an extension of that very human propensity to want to use the big words to impress the boss (user) with an implicit Jargonator.
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...