"stochastic parrot" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: stochastic parrots [plural]
Etymology: Coined by American linguist Emily M. Bender in 2021 as a reminder of the limitations of language models, see quotations. Etymology templates: {{coinage|en|Emily M. Bender|in=2021|nat=American|occ=linguist}} Coined by American linguist Emily M. Bender in 2021 Head templates: {{en-noun}} stochastic parrot (plural stochastic parrots)
  1. (machine learning, derogatory) A language model that uses artificial intelligence to generate seemingly coherent or contextually relevant text but does not truly understand the meaning of the language it is processing Wikipedia link: stochastic parrot Tags: derogatory Categories (topical): Artificial intelligence Related terms: verisimilitude
    Sense id: en-stochastic_parrot-en-noun-KEqDSoFv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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