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In a test, researchers find that 90%+ of 1,008 jokes generated by GPT-3.5 were not new but rather the same 25 jokes likely learned during the model's training

A: He drank his coffee before it was cool.  —  So says an AI, anyway, in a paper that demonstrates just how much LLMs memorize: https://arxiv.org/...  (note, it's not a serious paper in a research sense, but it's relevant pop critique in paper form) Tweets: Chris Christensen / @chris2x : Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over... OK, but who doesn't?https://www.reddit.com/ ... Kristian Kersting / @kerstingaiml : Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over | Ars Technica 🙏 for featuring our work. Was a lot of fun 🤣All the credits to @sciphie. https://arstechnica.com/... @niedakh : When theres a less than 3 author paper by @kerstingAIML, you're pretty much going on an adventure - this was a fun read and a brilliant experiment. https://arxiv.org/... @iethics : Also, irony. “Q: Why don't scientists trust atoms? A: Because they make up everything.” https://arstechnica.com/... #ethics #AI #chatbots #research Mike Elgan / @mikeelgan : So it's just like your dad then. https://arstechnica.com/... @quinnypig : Is “pair of German researchers struggling to define and understand humor” one of the 25, or is that Joke 26? https://twitter.com/... Forums: r/technology : Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over r/nottheonion : Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over Ars OpenForum : Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over

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  • @dewittclinton.com DeWitt Clinton on bluesky
    Q: How did the hipster burn his tongue?  —  A: He drank his coffee before it was cool.  —  So says an AI, anyway, in a paper that demonstrates just how much LLMs memorize: https://arxiv.org/...  (note, it's not a serious paper in a research sense, but it's relevant pop critique i…
  • @chris2x Chris Christensen on x
    Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over... OK, but who doesn't?https://www.reddit.com/ ...
  • @kerstingaiml Kristian Kersting on x
    Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over | Ars Technica 🙏 for featuring our work. Was a lot of fun 🤣All the credits to @sciphie. https://arstechnica.com/...
  • @niedakh @niedakh on x
    When theres a less than 3 author paper by @kerstingAIML, you're pretty much going on an adventure - this was a fun read and a brilliant experiment. https://arxiv.org/...
  • @iethics @iethics on x
    Also, irony. “Q: Why don't scientists trust atoms? A: Because they make up everything.” https://arstechnica.com/... #ethics #AI #chatbots #research
  • @mikeelgan Mike Elgan on x
    So it's just like your dad then. https://arstechnica.com/...
  • @quinnypig @quinnypig on x
    Is “pair of German researchers struggling to define and understand humor” one of the 25, or is that Joke 26? https://twitter.com/...
  • r/technology r on reddit
    Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over
  • r/nottheonion r on reddit
    Researchers discover that ChatGPT prefers repeating 25 jokes over and over