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parekhnish | 5 years ago

> ... in the era of weapons-grade language models?

Just an aside: Although common perception is that "weapons-grade" refers to the highest quality, in reality it refers to the lowest-possible quality that meets the bare minimum requirements!

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SilasX|5 years ago

So? That’s what every standard means: “anything just barely over the minimum that the standard specifies”. That can definitely be wonderful and impressive if the standard is high to begin with.

You might as well refer to the bronze medal as “just barely enough to be in the awards ceremony”. Is that supposed to be clever somehow?

mthoms|5 years ago

> Is that supposed to be clever somehow?

I thought the parent comment was mildly interesting. There's no need to be so combative.