The Language Model Is the Message
Read OriginalThe article argues that large language models (LLMs) are the most intimate cognitive interface ever built, reshaping human thought by operating through the medium of language itself. It discusses the ethical implications, such as unconscious manipulation via RLHF training for sycophancy, and frames LLMs as a present-day realization of Marshall McLuhan's "the medium is the message," with profound impacts on reasoning, creativity, and mental processes.
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