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[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 9 points 3 months ago (2 children)

it refers to lots of thinks

So it's a bad term.

[–] 0laura@lemmy.world 1 points 3 months ago

the word program refers to even more things and no one says it's a bad word.

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev -1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

It's literally the name of the field of study. Chances are this uses the same thing as LLMs. Aka a neutral network, which are some of the oldest AIs around.

It refers to anything that simulates intelligence. They are using the correct word. People just misunderstand it.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

If people consistently misunderstand it, it's a bad term for communicating the concept.

[–] GetOffMyLan@programming.dev 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

It's the correct term though.

It's like when people get confused about what a scientific theory is. We still call it the theory of gravity.