Large Language Models (LLMs) are advanced types of artificial intelligence designed to understand and generate human-like text. They are built using machine learning techniques, specifically deep learning, and are trained on vast amounts of text data from the internet, books, articles, and other sources to learn the patterns and structures of human language.
Some ethical concerns arising from LLMs like GPT-2 and GPT-3 include potential biases in training data leading to unfair or discriminatory outcomes, generation of sensitive or private information raising privacy and security concerns, and the possibility of propagating misinformation if not properly trained or monitored.
LLMs generate human-like text by predicting the next word based on the input they receive and drawing on the patterns and knowledge they've acquired5. They use deep learning techniques and transformer architectures, such as the Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT), to understand context and generate coherent and contextually relevant responses.