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Why people distrust AI yet keep using it, startup CEO explains
Many people say they dislike AI, yet they can't stop using it. According to MIT Technology Review, this contradiction came up in a conversation with the CEO of Springboards, a startup building a large language model (LLM), the technology behind chatbots that generate text by predicting likely word patterns. Springboards' model is designed to produce more varied responses than mainstream rivals. The CEO described his own company as a "self-loathing AI" startup, a phrase that stuck with the writer. The piece explores why AI tools feel both unwelcome and irresistible, touching on how people react to technology they find useful but are also wary of trusting too much.
Words to know
- LLM
- — Large language model; AI software trained to understand and generate human-like text.
- Springboards
- — A startup building an AI model aimed at giving more varied responses than typical chatbots.
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