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> For example, GPT-3 has been used to generate essays on complex topics such as the philosophy of mind, and these essays have been well-received by readers. Th
by lukev 4y ago
> For example, GPT-3 has been used to generate essays on complex topics such as the philosophy of mind, and these essays have been well-received by readers.
That's the other problem with GPT-3... it will happily say things that are absolutely false :)
I think this response actually illustrates my point quite nicely; it is a plausible sounding rebuttal but does not actually engage on a logical level.
That said, I don't mean to diminish the impressiveness here. It's quite evident that it could pass a Turing test in a wide variety of circumstances. After all, it's not like humans are consistently great at concept-informed writing either. I'm pretty sure the majority of undergrad college papers have more in common with GPT than with real critical thought... generating something that looks plausibly like an argument rather than actually having one.
- M3L0NM4N 4y agoLol, that last point about undergraduate papers is exactly what I was thinking reading your initial statement. As a current student, it feels that sometimes we're forced to just generate something that looks plausibly like an argument as opposed to actually generating one.
- scottmf 4y agoWell, it was trained on a lot of internet comments after all…
- scottmf 4y ago> I think this response actually illustrates my point quite nicely Absolutely. From a surface-level read it may sound sensible but it all falls apart very easily. The lines of reasoning for each attempted rebuttal are practically non sequiturs. Out of curiosity, I’d be interested in seeing some attempts using prompts intended to induce CoT reasoning (“let’s think step-by-step“ etc.)