Summary of The Boy Who Survived: Removing Harry Potter From An Llm Is Harder Than Reported, by Adam Shostack
The Boy Who Survived: Removing Harry Potter from an LLM is harder than reported
by Adam Shostack
First submitted to arxiv on: 6 Mar 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI); Machine Learning (cs.LG)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary A recent study challenged the notion that certain AI models are unable to generate or recall content related to the Harry Potter franchise. However, this paper disputes these findings, presenting a small-scale experiment that yields repeated and specific mentions of Harry Potter, including references to characters like “muggles”. The study’s authors demonstrate that previous claims about AI’s limitations in this regard were overstated. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary AI models can generate or recall content related to the Harry Potter franchise. A small experiment showed that certain AI models could mention specific terms and characters from the series, such as “muggle”. This challenges previous claims that these models are unable to create or remember Harry Potter-related content. |
Keywords
* Artificial intelligence * Recall
