▲ 150 ▼ Today's Large Language Models are Essentially BS Machines (quandyfactory.com) submitted 2 years ago by Veraticus@lib.lgbt to c/technology@beehaw.org 134 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Slotos@feddit.nl 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) It’s your job to prove your assertion that we know enough about cognition to make reasonable comparisons. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Veraticus@lib.lgbt [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) May as well ask me to prove that we know enough about calculators to say they won't develop sentience while I'm at it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] communist@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except calculators aren't models capable of understanding language that appear to become more and more capable as they grow. It's nothing like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't it, though? Take two cells and rub them together, do it a bit more, boom here we are on Lemmy. We wouldn't refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of algae. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] communist@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, but we would refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of our brain. And we're trying to build artificial brains. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Sorry, I guess what I was trying to say is that it doesn't take much to get from "calculator" to a system that is Turing complete, and from there we're just a few sleeps away from LLMs, and from there... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Veraticus@lib.lgbt [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child) May as well ask me to prove that we know enough about calculators to say they won't develop sentience while I'm at it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] communist@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except calculators aren't models capable of understanding language that appear to become more and more capable as they grow. It's nothing like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't it, though? Take two cells and rub them together, do it a bit more, boom here we are on Lemmy. We wouldn't refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of algae. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] communist@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, but we would refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of our brain. And we're trying to build artificial brains. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Sorry, I guess what I was trying to say is that it doesn't take much to get from "calculator" to a system that is Turing complete, and from there we're just a few sleeps away from LLMs, and from there... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] communist@beehaw.org 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Except calculators aren't models capable of understanding language that appear to become more and more capable as they grow. It's nothing like that. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't it, though? Take two cells and rub them together, do it a bit more, boom here we are on Lemmy. We wouldn't refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of algae. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] communist@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, but we would refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of our brain. And we're trying to build artificial brains. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Sorry, I guess what I was trying to say is that it doesn't take much to get from "calculator" to a system that is Turing complete, and from there we're just a few sleeps away from LLMs, and from there... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Isn't it, though? Take two cells and rub them together, do it a bit more, boom here we are on Lemmy. We wouldn't refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of algae. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] communist@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, but we would refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of our brain. And we're trying to build artificial brains. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Sorry, I guess what I was trying to say is that it doesn't take much to get from "calculator" to a system that is Turing complete, and from there we're just a few sleeps away from LLMs, and from there... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] communist@beehaw.org 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) Yes, but we would refer to our consciousness as an emergent property of our brain. And we're trying to build artificial brains. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Sorry, I guess what I was trying to say is that it doesn't take much to get from "calculator" to a system that is Turing complete, and from there we're just a few sleeps away from LLMs, and from there... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 1 point 2 years ago Sorry, I guess what I was trying to say is that it doesn't take much to get from "calculator" to a system that is Turing complete, and from there we're just a few sleeps away from LLMs, and from there... permalink fedilink source parent