Mind your Language (Model): Fact-Checking LLMs and their Role in NLP
  Research and Practice
Alexandra Sasha Luccioni Anna Rogers
Much of the recent discourse within the NLP research community has been
centered around Large Language Models (LLMs), their functionality and potential
-- yet not only do we not have a working definition of LLMs, but much of this
discourse relies on claims and assumptions that are worth re-examining. This
position paper contributes a definition of LLMs, explicates some of the
assumptions made regarding their functionality, and outlines the existing
evidence for and against them. We conclude with suggestions for research
directions and their framing in future work.