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Nearly half of U.S. adults believe LLMs are smarter than they are. (imaginingthedigitalfuture.org)
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Half of LLM users (49%) think the models they use are smarter than they are, including 26% who think their LLMs are “a lot smarter.” Another 18% think LLMs are as smart as they are. Here are some of the other attributes they see:

  • Confident: 57% say the main LLM they use seems to act in a confident way.
  • Reasoning: 39% say the main LLM they use shows the capacity to think and reason at least some of the time.
  • Sense of humor: 32% say their main LLM seems to have a sense of humor.
  • Morals: 25% say their main model acts like it makes moral judgments about right and wrong at least sometimes. Sarcasm: 17% say their prime LLM seems to respond sarcastically.
  • Sad: 11% say the main model they use seems to express sadness, while 24% say that model also expresses hope.
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[–] BombOmOm@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

That's terrifying. Means those users are significantly more likely to believe what it says.

Nearly half of U.S. adults believe LLMs are smarter than they are.

Nearly half of LLM users, which is only about half of the population. Still, that leaves about a quarter of US adults who believe LLMs are smarter than they are!

[–] drkt_@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 4 days ago

I've met Americans. I believe it, too.

[–] dumblederp@aussie.zone 1 points 4 days ago

Half of the population is below average - George Carlin.