{"id":13985,"date":"2023-11-16T16:43:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1401630"},"modified":"2023-11-16T16:43:58","modified_gmt":"2023-11-16T16:43:58","slug":"ai-is-transforming-the-english-dictionary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=13985","title":{"rendered":"AI is transforming the English dictionary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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AI has made another assault on the English language. After taking the title of the Collins Dictionary word of the year<\/a>, artificial intelligence this week assailed the Cambridge version.<\/p>\n

This time, the impact is more subtle \u2014 but deeper. The first example emerged from Cambridge\u2019s word of the year for 2023: \u201challucinate.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s an old word, but the award is due to a new meaning. In the latest versions of the Cambridge Dictionary, \u201challucinate\u201d has an extra definition<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen an artificial intelligence (= a computer system that has some of the qualities that the human brain has, such as the ability to produce language in a way that seems human) hallucinates, it produces false information.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

To clarify the concept, the entry also includes two examples:<\/p>\n

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  1. LLMs are notorious for hallucinating \u2014 generating completely false answers, often supported by fictitious citations.<\/em><\/li>\n
  2. The latest version of the chatbot is greatly improved but it will still hallucinate facts.<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Hallucinating words<\/h2>\n

    At TNW Towers, we welcome Cambridge\u2019s intervention. Tech experts may argue that they\u2019re reducing hallucinations<\/a>, but the problem is far from solved \u2014 and the results can be alarming.<\/p>\n

    ChatGPT, for instance, can spoutdangerous medical advice.<\/a> Security analysts fear<\/a> the bot\u2019s hallucinations could also drive malicious code towards<\/span> software developers.<\/p>\n

    There are also risks for the Cambridge Dictionary.<\/p>\n

    \u201cManaging the tendency of generative AI<\/span><\/a> tools to hallucinate will be key to ensuring our users can continue to trust us,\u201d said Wendalyn Nichols, the book\u2019s publishing manager.<\/p>\n

    \u201cThe emergence of a new meaning of hallucinate is a great case in point.  It\u2019s human experts tracking and capturing changes in the language that make the Cambridge Dictionary a trustworthy source of information about new words and senses \u2014 ones the public-facing AI tools won\u2019t have learned yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

    AI\u2019s second linguistic influence<\/h2>\n

    The new meaning of hallucinate isn\u2019t the only mark of AI on the Cambridge lexicon.<\/p>\n

    During 2023, lexicographers have added various definitions related to artificial intelligence, including large language model (or LLM), generative AI (or GenAI), and GPT.<\/p>\n

    At the tech\u2019s<\/a> current pace of development, the impact on 2024\u2019s dictionaries could be even deeper.<\/p>\n

    With the generative AI explosion still booming, perhaps artificial intelligence will simply invent the next word of the year.<\/p>\n

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