Emily Bender Sets the Record Straight on “Stochastic Parrots”

Linguistics professor Emily Bender recently addressed the origins and influence of the 2021 research paper "On the Dangers of Stochastic Parrots," which challenged the rapid scaling of large language models. The paper, which famously preceded the departure of co-authors Timnit Gebru and Margaret Mitchell from Google, remains a foundational critique of how data selection and model size impact AI safety and social bias.