Studying large language models as compression algorithms for human culture

Large language models (LLMs) extract and reproduce the statistical regularities in their training data. Researchers can use these models to study the conceptual relationships encoded in this training data (i.e., the open internet), providing a remarkable opportunity to understand the cultural distin...

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Published in:	Trends in cognitive sciences Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 187 - 189
Main Author:	Buttrick, Nicholas
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2024
Subjects:	compression cultural psychology large language models compression large language models cultural psychology
ISSN:	1364-6613, 1879-307X, 1879-307X
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