"His gushing and unusually naive tone drew ridicule, but what really got the internet laughing was his insistence that the AI should 'never hallucinate or make anything up.'"
"'Yes, you can just demand that the LLM not make errors,' journalist Karl Bode joked in a mocking Bluesky post. 'That's definitely how the technology works.'"
"'Marc Andreessen putting 'you are a world class expert in all domains' and 'don't hallucinate' in his custom prompt really demonstrates the calibre of the people steering the ship,' another user added."
"In a scathing piece for Defector, editor Alberto Burneko similarly argued that Andreessen's eyebrow-raising AI tinkering were signs of 'AI psychosis,' the phenomenon that has some users being sent on potentially dangerous paths."
Marc Andreessen, a prominent venture capitalist, faced backlash for a tweet showcasing his AI skills. His overly flattering prompt suggested the AI should never hallucinate, revealing a lack of understanding of the technology. Critics pointed out that hallucinations are inherent to large language models and cannot be eliminated by simply demanding accuracy. The mockery highlighted Andreessen's questionable grasp of AI functionality, with commentators suggesting that his approach reflects poorly on those influencing the tech industry.
Read at Futurism
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]