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AI and You 9-12 / Week 04
Week 04

How Generative Models Write

// One word at a time, smooth but not always true

Generative models make new content that follows the statistical patterns of their training data, and large language models predict the next word or token. The crew runs Tiny Text with a die and finds that it writes smooth sentences that are not in its data: some contradict the data and some are unsupported. Confabulation, when generative AI confidently presents false content, is a natural result of how these models are designed. It matters most for long, open-ended answers and expert topics, and it can come with made-up reasons or citations. The crew rates the harm of SH-1 risk R1, confabulation.

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MONDAY

Monday

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Tuesday

16 blocks · 4 graded

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Wednesday

17 blocks · 3 graded

THURSDAY

Thursday

16 blocks · 4 graded

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Friday

19 blocks · 4 graded

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