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A '''<dfn>large language model</dfn>''' is (AKA <dfn><abbr>LLM</abbr></dfn>) usually a reference to a service, like [[OpenAI]]’s ChatGPT, that synthesizes text based on a massive set of prose typically crawled and indexed from the open web and other sources and [[wikifying#Do_not_copy_from_LLM_generated_text|should not be used to contribute content to the IndieWeb wiki]]; several IndieWeb sites disclaim any use thereof for their content.

== Why ==
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=== Why disclaim ===
With more and more LLM-generated content being published to the web, e.g. by news outlets like Hoodline, people will increasingly look for actual human-written content instead, and disclaiming your use of LLMs will appeal to a larger and larger audience.

== How to ==
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=== How to block ===
* How to block LLM scrapers in [[11ty]]: 2024-04-15 [https://evilgeniuschronicles.org/posts/2024/04/15/blockin-bots-with-eleventy/ Blockin' Bots with Eleventy]

== IndieWeb Examples ==
In rough date order of adding to personal sites:
=== Hidde ===
Hidde de Vries added a ‘no LLMs involved’ note to the site-wide footer of [https://hidde.blog hidde.blog] from 17 March 2023
<blockquote>No language models were involved in writing the blog posts on here.</blockquote>

=== capjamesg ===
{{capjamesg}} since at least 2023-07-14(?) added a "Not By AI" [[buttons#Related_efforts|image button]] on all his blog posts going back to [https://jamesg.blog/2020/08/30/adventures-on-the-indieweb/ at least 2020]

=== Aaron Parecki ===
{{aaronpk}} put a "Not by AI" badge in his global website footer (e.g. bottom of https://aaronparecki.com/) next to the IndieWeb/Microformats/Webmention [[buttons]] on 2023-10-15.

=== Tantek ===
{{t}} put a general disclaimer about no use of LLMs for his site on his homepage [https://tantek.com/2023/365/t2/no-large-language-model-llm-used on 2023-12-31]:
* https://tantek.com/#disclaimer <blockquote> No large language models were used in the production of this site. (inspired by RFC 9518 Appendix A ¶ 4) </blockquote>

=== Paul Watson ===
{{lazcorp}} put a general disclaimer about no use of LLMs for his site on his blog homepage  [https://www.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/blogs/artists-notebook] on 2024-01-04:
<blockquote>No large language models (LLM) or similar AI technologies were involved in writing the blog posts on here.</blockquote>
and also a similar statement and button (by https://notbyai.fyi/) on the footer of all pages on 2024-01-05.

=== Todd Presta ===
{{to2ds}} Updated the existing blurb above the fold on the homepage to use the term "LLMs" instead of the generic "AI." [https://toddpresta.com/#nollms] on 2024-01-05. Also added (Not BY AI) written and painted badges to the common footer along with the IndieWeb badge and link.

=== ... add yourself ... ===
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== IndieWeb Wiki Examples ==
Do not use LLMs for content for the wiki: 
* in defintions: [[definition#Do_not_copy_from_LLM_generated_text]]
* or content in general: [[wikifying#Do_not_copy_from_LLM_generated_text]]

Don't even think about using ChatGPT to contribute material to the wiki, because you don't have the ability to know you can contribute it to the public domain / CC0.
* 2024-01-08 The Guardian UK: [https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/jan/08/ai-tools-chatgpt-copyrighted-material-openai ‘Impossible’ to create AI tools like ChatGPT without copyrighted material, OpenAI says] <br/>

== Other Examples ==
* IETF example: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc9518.html#appendix-A-4 <blockquote>No large language models were used in the production of this document.</blockquote>
* https://notbyai.fyi/

== IndieWeb opinions ==
* 2023-03-13 {{t}}: [https://tantek.com/2023/072/t1/blog-as-if-ai-trained-posts Blog as if there’s an #AI being trained to be you based on your blog posts.]
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== Other Examples ==
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* News publication example: https://www.sfchronicle.com/ai_use/
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== Criticism ==
=== Encourages disregarding copyright ===
* https://t.co/1rmFNq7spR short link to 2024-04-06 NYT: [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/06/technology/tech-giants-harvest-data-artificial-intelligence.html How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I.] / OpenAI, Google and Meta ignored corporate policies, altered their own rules and discussed skirting copyright law as they sought online information to train their newest artificial intelligence systems.
* 2024-04-30 NYTimes: [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/30/business/media/newspapers-sued-microsoft-openai.html 8 Daily Newspapers Sue OpenAI and Microsoft Over A.I.] / The suit, which accuses the tech companies of copyright infringement, adds to the fight over the online data used to power artificial intelligence.

=== Encourages training on private data ===
* https://twitter.com/heyitsseher/status/1776823362292969880 <blockquote>Google quietly changed policies to scrape public Google Doc data to train AI.<br /><br />Then purposely released new terms of service on "Fourth of July weekend, when people were typically focused on the holiday"<br /><br />How Tech Giants Cut Corners to Harvest Data for A.I. https://t.co/1rmFNq7spR</blockquote>

=== Discourages open creativity and sharing ===
* 2024-03-11 {{lmorchard}}: [https://blog.lmorchard.com/2024/03/11/dance-for-the-bots/ Dance like the bots aren't watching?] / TL;DR: Why bother sharing anything on the open web if it's just going to be fodder for extractive, non-reciprocal bots?

* 2024-04-22 The Atlantic: [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2024/04/generative-ai-search-llmo/678154/ It’s the End of the Web as We Know It] <blockquote>SEO will morph into LLMO: large-language-model optimization, the incipient industry of manipulating AI-generated material to serve clients’ interests. <br/>[...]<br/>LLMs aren’t people we connect with. Eventually, people may stop writing, stop filming, stop composing—at least for the open, public web.</blockquote>

=== Abused to waste developer time ===
Criticism: LLMs used to waste developer time with fake security bounty bug reports:
* (from the maintainer of [[curl]]) 2024-01-02 [https://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2024/01/02/the-i-in-llm-stands-for-intelligence/ The I in LLM stands for intelligence] <blockquote>Like for the email spammers, the cost of this ends up in the receiving end. The ease of use and wide access to powerful LLMs is just too tempting. I strongly suspect we will get more LLM generated rubbish in our Hackerone inboxes going forward.</blockquote>

=== Fails basic context dependence ===
Can fail basic context-dependence, like examples vs commands: 
* 2024-06-06 [https://simonwillison.net/2024/Jun/6/accidental-prompt-injection/ Accidental prompt injection against RAG applications]

=== Scraping for training widely rejected ===
85% of Cloudflare's customers prefer to block GenAI training scrapers: 
* 2024-07-03 [https://blog.cloudflare.com/declaring-your-aindependence-block-ai-bots-scrapers-and-crawlers-with-a-single-click Declare your AIndependence: block AI bots, scrapers and crawlers with a single click]

== See Also ==
* https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Large_language_model
* [[ai;dr]]
* https://github.com/ai-robots-txt/ai.robots.txt
* How to turn off training Grok on your tweets: uncheck this setting: https://twitter.com/settings/grok_settings
* Criticism: Don't write fan letters using GenAI, unlike what the [[Google Gemini]] ad is encouraging you to do: 2024-07-28 [https://techcrunch.com/2024/07/28/dear-google-who-wants-an-ai-written-fan-letter/ Dear Google, who wants an AI-written fan letter?]
* ^ CNN had a criticism too: https://www.cnn.com/2024/07/29/tech/googles-ai-olympics-ad-backlash/index.html
* [[autocorrect]]
* 2022-11-13 comic: [https://marketoonist.com/2022/11/by-bots-for-bots.html By Bots, For Bots] https://marketoonist.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/221114.n.bots_.jpg
* 2024-09-20 {{t}}: [https://tantek.com/2024/264/t1/cc-nt-for-no-training-llm-genai Can we have CC-NT licenses for no-training (ML/LLM, GenAI in general), just like we have CC-NC for non-commercial?]
* Criticism: 2024-09-19 The SF Standard: [https://sfstandard.com/2024/09/19/comedian-john-mulaney-brutally-roasts-sf-techies-and-ai-at-dreamforce/ Comedian John Mulaney brutally roasts SF techies at Dreamforce] / “Let me get this straight,” John Mulaney said. “You’re hosting a ‘future of AI’ event in a city that has failed humanity so miserably?” <blockquote>He added, “Can AI sit there in a fleece vest? Can AI not go to events and spend all day at a bar?”</blockquote>
* https://www.aitrainingstatement.org/