Pundit ClaimsAI claims by Gary Marcus and Ed Zitron, with the evidence

When it comes to security, LLMs are like Swiss cheese — and that’s going to cause huge problems

We recorded 4 claims from this post. 4 can’t be checked. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (4)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Forecast

    “In hindsight, ChatGPT may come to be seen as the greatest publicity stunt in AI history, an intoxicating glimpse at a future that may actually take years to realize—kind of like a 2012-vintage driverless car demo, but this time with a foretaste of an ethical guardrail that will take years to perfect.”

    Our reading: ChatGPT may come to be seen as AI's greatest publicity stunt, and its ethical guardrails will take years to perfect.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: reaffirmed from February 2023 essay

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

  3. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Causal claim

    “The possibilities are now endless for propaganda, troll farms, and rings of fake websites that degrade trust across the internet.”

    Our reading: LLM chatbots open wide possibilities for propaganda, troll farms and fake websites that erode trust online.

    No horizon

    Qualifier: reaffirmed as "Still true"

  4. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    Rhetoric

    “It’s a disaster in the making.”

    Our reading: The state of LLM chatbot safety is a disaster in the making.

    No horizon