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Why ChatGPT Sounds Generic - It’s Addicted to Being Average
Episode 4
Friday, 21 November, 2025
AI’s Biggest Secret: It’s Addicted to Being AverageLarge Language Models are masters of fluency but victims of probability. In this episode, Professor GePhardT unpacks why averaging—inside embeddings, attention mechanisms, and token probabilities—quietly drains AI of originality. Through humour, insight, and one brilliant case study from the University of Tübingen, we explore how “safe” AI outputs create the illusion of intelligence while smothering creativity.From mathematical foundations to philosophical implications, this episode challenges listeners to rethink what “intelligence” really means — and to look for brilliance not in the middle, but at the edges.📌 Key Takeaways:Why LLMs default to safe, predictable outputsHow averaging erases nuance in AIReal-world evidence of AI’s blind spots in reasoningTechniques to push models beyond the middle ground📧💌📧Tune in to get my thoughts and all episodes — and don’t forget to subscribe to our Newsletter: beginnersguide.nl📧💌📧💡 Quotes from the Episode:“AI doesn’t need to be smarter. It needs to be braver.”“The tragedy of the average is that it sounds right but feels wrong.”“A bold sentence is an act of rebellion against probability.”Where to find Professor Gephardt:🌐 We help you figure out your AI game: argoberlin.comMusic credit: “Modern Situations” by Unicorn Heads 🎵
