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What is your opinion of the Large Language Model (LLM) argument made by Reddit? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 year ago by FearTheCron@lemmy.world to c/experienced_devs@programming.dev

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/76533

One of the arguments made for Reddit's API changes is that they are now the go to place for LLM training data (e.g. for ChatGPT).

https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit/comments/145bram/addressing_the_community_about_changes_to_our_api/jnk9izp/?context=3

I haven't seen a whole lot of discussion around this and would like to hear people's opinions. Are you concerned about your posts being used for LLM training? Do you not care? Do you prefer that your comments are available to train open source LLMs?

(I will post my personal opinion in a comment so it can be up/down voted separately)

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[–] derived_allegory 1 points 1 year ago

This in my cynical opinion is why large companies are so keen and dump so many money into LLM. Since it is a platform they can control, and needs a shit load of money to get into, not really because they are "good" or "the future".

Don't get me wrong, LLM nowadays would be unimaginable (at least for me) 5 years ago, but there are plenty of technological advancements that are also ground breaking, but haven't been pushed nearly as hard by big techs.