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What if self-reflection, agency, or abstract thought aren’t required for intelligence?

• m00x 4y ago
  It depends on how you define intelligence, but the most common definition of human intelligence is the ability to have abstract thought. Intelligence, reasoning and AI are all very loosely defined words, and unfortunately neuroscience hasn't gone far enough to explain a lot of these mechanisms. We could maybe compare AI to a dog's intelligence, but even then there's a goal system in the dog, and the dog wants to optimize for it (getting treats). LLMs are created to be purely tools, and not reflective or goal-oriented.