John Grant
@jlg
Been thinking about GenAI from the nature vs nurture perspective. GenAI responses aren't just products of their training data (nurture) but also their fundamental architecture (nature). When Gemini/Claude/etc output different responses based on how prompts are phrased, it shows both aspects at work. So, having more data or querying multiple GenAI models will never overcome the inherent limitations of GenAI to perform true deductive, abductive or analogical reasoning. That's a constraint of their nature, not just their nurture. Just as legal systems aim to provide equal access to justice regardless of privilege or status (though often falling short), I suspect diverse access to frontier AI models should be a fundamental principle too. Different communities asking different questions may not just uncover novel applications but potentially reveal specific practical/ethical limitations that might otherwise remain hidden
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John Grant
@jlg
The question of who gets to question these GenAI systems may ultimately prove more important than the answers they provide
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