BlenderBot
product on 2 shows · 3 statements across 2 episodes · said 11 times in 2 episodes since 2020
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LeCun: BlenderBot was unimpressive and boring because it was made too safe
“The reason it was, you know, not that impressive in the end is, was because it was made to be safe, essentially.
[1358] Alex Kantrowitz: Okay.
[1358] Yann LeCun: And if it's too safe, it's boring.”
Pesenti in 2020: 9B parameter Blenderbot is the largest chat model
“It's the largest chat model out there. It's nine billion parameters.”
Pesenti in 2020: Large neural chatbots are not ready for consumer products
“It's not ready for prime consumption, let's be clear. You know, like these bots have lots of interesting side effects. You know, you cannot really control what they're gonna say. But they are quite entertaining, quite engaging, and a lot more human-like than y…”