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This isn't a good characterization of it either. I don't think LLMs know the difference. Bullshit implies they are lying.

It's possible LLMs are lying but my guess is that they really just can't tell the difference.

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They're using the term 'bullshit' as it is understood as a term of art, which doesn't imply lying. It's closer to creating a response without any regard for telling the truth. Bullshitting is often most effective when you happen to be telling the truth, although the bullshitter has no commitment to that.

I disagree. IF something is bullshit nobody means that bullshit is possibly true. Bullshit is colloquially always false and always a lie.

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