I would ask anyone making these kinds of deflationary arguments to explain if the same argument can be applied to the best of human creative work. Humans also use the raw materials of others, whether that’s words, musical scales, genres, idioms, or anecdotes.
Where is the line between recapitulation and innovation? Is it a line that we think current LLMs are definitely not crossing, and definitely will not cross in the near future? If so, make that argument.
Where is the line between recapitulation and innovation? Is it a line that we think current LLMs are definitely not crossing, and definitely will not cross in the near future? If so, make that argument.