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We also don't usually need to raise the question of whether humans are "just statistical models spitting out sequences of words" or whether they "understand the
by ssivark 5y ago
We also don't usually need to raise the question of whether humans are "just statistical models spitting out sequences of words" or whether they "understand the meaning of what they're saying", because we hold it self-evident that the latter applies. Counter to the snark implicit in your comment, that's why the headline regarding AI is more salient than a parallel headline regarding humans.
- IIAOPSW 5y agoI have my doubts about the degree of understanding truly existent in a great deal of human speakers.
- iamacyborg 5y ago> humans are "just statistical models spitting out sequences of words" I think a lot of research would suggest that this is actually how the brain works.
- i_like_waiting 5y agoThats pretty much how I learned spanish, for half of stuff I had no idea about exact meaning, I just knew that my girlfriend used those words in similar situations.
- mypastself 5y agoThat might make you a “Spanish room”: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room
- iamacyborg 5y agoI think the general idea is that the human mind is effectively a Chinese room, consciousness is just a by-product of the brain doing it's thing and free will is merely an illusion. https://www.academia.edu/1502945/The_Last_Magic_Show_A_Blind_Brain_Theory_of_the_Appearance_of_Consciousness https://www.academia.edu/1502945/The_Last_Magic_Show_A_Blind...