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LLMs can get "brain rot"

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466 points tamnd | 1 comments | 21 Oct 25 14:24 UTC | HN request time: 0.206s | source
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themafia ◴[21 Oct 25 20:47 UTC] No.45661494[source]▶
> as cognitive hygiene

LLMs are not cognizant. It's a terrible metaphor. It hides the source of the issue. The providers cheaped out on sourcing their data and now their LLMs are filled with false garbage and copyrighted material.

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1. donaldihunter ◴[21 Oct 25 21:12 UTC] No.45661786[source]▶
Likewise, cognitive decline isn't what's happening here since that would require cognition. At best it is a simulation of cognitive decline.