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I think that part of Chomsky's argument would be that language primarily is a tool for thinking and reasoning, and that the externalization and use for communic
by BoardsOfCanada 4y ago
I think that part of Chomsky's argument would be that language primarily is a tool for thinking and reasoning, and that the externalization and use for communication came later (I remember this from a lecture of his). In that view "language" of an AI is not the same as human language, while flight is flight regardless if it's mechanical or biological.
- robg 4y agoJerry Fodor used to write of mentalese. It’s a fair criticism. And yet generative AI is showing that the models can be creative in ways that look like thinking outside of language.