Every AI model has the same "controversial" take on humans(modelcompare.ai)
647 points by rakannimer 3 days ago | 623 comments
tl;dr: When 13 AI models from 10 labs were each asked three times for their most controversial take on humans, 32 of 38 answers converged on the same idea: humans prioritize tribal belonging and social status over truth, and rationalize beliefs after the fact. Image models, by contrast, converged on a different cliché—humans as phone-addicted consumers destroying the planet. The author concludes that because models train on overlapping data, they collapse toward the same answers, limiting their usefulness for brainstorming diverse ideas.
HN Discussion:
  • ↑Models produce median/mashup outputs from training data, confirming convergence is expected
  • ↓The data doesn't actually support the article's conclusion about convergence
  • ↑Ironic that models converged on an opinion criticizing human conformity
  • ~Asking LLMs for opinions is pointless since they're just probabilistic pattern reproducers
  • •Personal anecdotes/philosophical musings on human nature itself