Timnit Gebru, co-author of the term “stochastic parrot” for large language models, will be honored with the Right Livelihood Award.
Computer scientist and prominent AI critic Timnit Gebru will receive the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, on Wednesday.
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The term “stochastic parrot” goes back to a 2021 research paper in which Timnit Gebru was involved.
In the world of artificial intelligence (AI), it has become a common phrase to refer to the technology behind programs like ChatGPT as a “stochastic parrot.” The large language models learn from human texts and then use statistics to calculate answers that sound plausible. What this means is that the bots just parrot. And we humans allow ourselves to be blinded if we think this is intelligence. The term goes back to a research paper from 2021. One of the authors is Timnit Gebru. The computer scientist is one of the best-known critics of the current AI hype. On Wednesday she will receive the Right Livelihood Award, also known as the Alternative Nobel Prize.

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