Large Language Models: Speculating on Second Order Effects

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J.D. Zamfirescu (UC Berkeley)
https://simons.berkeley.edu/talks/large-language-models-speculating-second-order-effects
AI and Humanity

What will ubiquitous deployment and accessible interfaces to large language models (GPT-3, LaMDA, T5, etc.) enable future humans to do, and how will these capabilities impact culture and society? In this talk we describe a framework we used to explore the first- and second-order effects of a few specific capabilities, including (1) fluent, directed text and speech generation and interpretation; (2) conversions between text and structured data; (3) automation and rapid response; and (4) simpler bespoke implementations of natural language interface (NLI)-based applications. As a speculative design exercise, we then play out some of these second-order effects on social institutions, internet and social media discourse, broadcast media, and research.



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Simons Institute
theoretical computer science
UC Berkeley
Computer Science
Theory of Computation
Theory of Computing
AI and Humanity
J.D. Zamfirescu