Shoggoth

What is Shoggoth?

A meme depicting LLMs as incomprehensible Lovecraftian monsters (pre-training) wearing a polite smiley-face mask (RLHF). It symbolizes the alien nature of the base model.

Where did the term "Shoggoth" come from?

Reference to H.P. Lovecraft.

How is "Shoggoth" used today?

Mascot of the open-weight AI community.

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