> The idea of "contradictory data" is a projection that you're imposing.
No. Using the topic in this subthread: the methods described as "whole language reading instruction" contradict the methods of learning to read supported by science. That is an observation. If you think it is a projection or a hallucination, then maybe there is nothing left to say because we are talking past each other and you are being extremely pedantic in a way that is unproductive to communicating a problem that, yes, exists in the minds of humans. Humans who use LLMs without understanding LLMs, and walk away with information that is incorrect, useless, or worse-than-useless in the real world.
If you genuinely think computer-literate people are projecting the notions of contradiction and/or sycophancy into the workings of an LLM, I'm not sure how to persuade you otherwise. But I suspect most people on this forum using phrases like "sycophancy" understand what an LLM is (and why it is not technically a literal sycophant) and simultaneously understand that the phrase "sycophancy" provides a useful cautionary, metaphoric image for average people who are using LLMs absent deeper understanding of the technology.
No. Using the topic in this subthread: the methods described as "whole language reading instruction" contradict the methods of learning to read supported by science. That is an observation. If you think it is a projection or a hallucination, then maybe there is nothing left to say because we are talking past each other and you are being extremely pedantic in a way that is unproductive to communicating a problem that, yes, exists in the minds of humans. Humans who use LLMs without understanding LLMs, and walk away with information that is incorrect, useless, or worse-than-useless in the real world.
If you genuinely think computer-literate people are projecting the notions of contradiction and/or sycophancy into the workings of an LLM, I'm not sure how to persuade you otherwise. But I suspect most people on this forum using phrases like "sycophancy" understand what an LLM is (and why it is not technically a literal sycophant) and simultaneously understand that the phrase "sycophancy" provides a useful cautionary, metaphoric image for average people who are using LLMs absent deeper understanding of the technology.