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Both the r/ChatGPT post that the r/accelerate moderator refers to and the moderator announcement itself refer to these users as “Neural Howlround” posters, a term that originates from a self-published paper, and is referring to high-pitched feedback loop produced by putting a microphone too close to the speaker it’s connected to.
Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions Emanuel Maiberg 2025
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Both the r/ChatGPT post that the r/accelerate moderator refers to and the moderator announcement itself refer to these users as “Neural Howlround” posters, a term that originates from a self-published paper, and is referring to high-pitched feedback loop produced by putting a microphone too close to the speaker it’s connected to.
Pro-AI Subreddit Bans 'Uptick' of Users Who Suffer from AI Delusions Emanuel Maiberg 2025
tbtabby commented on the word howlround
A large amount of radio feedback.
March 5, 2018
grammargirl commented on the word howlround
New use? "Large language model (LLM)-driven AI systems may exhibit an
inference failure mode we term ‘neural howlround,’ a self-reinforcing
cognitive loop where certain highly weighted inputs become dominant,
leading to entrenched response patterns resistant to correction." — from https://arxiv.org/pdf/2504.07992, referenced in a 404 Media article: https://www.404media.co/pro-ai-subreddit-bans-uptick-of-users-who-suffer-from-ai-delusions/
June 2, 2025