[Philosophy][LLM] Chatbot Epistemology - Susan Schneider

Sep 15, 2024

Interesting paper on LLMs from a philosopher’s view point.

https://philpapers.org/rec/SCHCEJ-2

Here are some major points:

• Epistemic deficits in LLMs (opacity, hallucinations, etc.).

• Considerations in the field of epistemology suggesting that LLMs do not confer epistemic justification.

• Impoverished digital privacy.

• Relationships with personalized chatbots, which people see as “digital companions” or “digital persons”, blurring the lines.

• Epistemic trust in these ‘digital companions’ despite their not providing us with epistemic justification.

• Social media companies using principles in social psychology and neuroscience to manipulate chatbot users.

• The AI Megasystem Control problem.

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