confabulating
I think this is a better term for it
Edit: ChatGPT == Trump[consummate bullshitter]? I feel like its “intentions” or “programming” are slightly above that but maybe not…
Edit: its interesting how a program can be written that basically replicates Trump’s speech patterns in a replicable and recognizeable way. Where did Trump derive his speech pattern? Like, I know he reads Hitler speeches on his nightstand but is it only Hitler that informs his parole (individual speech patterns)?
The only issue I have there is that it isn’t as widely known and understood. Also if you say someone is confabulating, it means they don’t realize that they are bullshitting, whereas language models are literally designed to bullshit in this manner.
Confabulation
- An informal conversation
- (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
Like there’s no perfect analogy but I am partial to this characterization, I dunno.
Discuss aha
Edit: I really hope I’m not the originator of this, don’t need that in my life right now. It just seems to fit better imao