Having a single unbiased LLM is an impossibility.

· Bits and Bobs 5/26/25
  • Having a single unbiased LLM is an impossibility.
    • LLMs are an emergent cultural process, but with key influence points from the creators (intentionally or unintentionally).
    • Who should be the singular arbiters of the infinite, perfect ground truth?
      • There is no answer.
      • "Balancing" can itself also be bias.
        • A point someone made this week: "If one candidate's policy was to encourage infants to eat hot coals, and the other candidate's policy was to keep hot coals far from infants' mouths, would an LLM advocating for the latter be considered biased toward that candidate?"
    • So you need a diversity of models that people can switch between easily.[ls]

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