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Why A.I. Struggles with Negative Words

Episode 3 | 7m 05s

Researchers and casual users alike have documented that generative AI tools often struggle with negation: the language we use to express absences, untruths, and opposites. Gen AI models may be able to show you what you do want to see, but they’re NOT as good at NOT giving you what you DON’T want. Read that last sentence back again and you can understand why. So, how do we understand it ourselves?

Aired: 04/02/25
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