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It's funny to me we look at GPT4 scoring high on all these tests and think it's worth anything when educators and a lot of us here have been lamenting the stand
by dimitrios1 4y ago
It's funny to me we look at GPT4 scoring high on all these tests and think it's worth anything when educators and a lot of us here have been lamenting the standardized tests since Bush made it a preeminent feature of our country's education system. They are not a good measure of intelligence. They measure how well you can take a test.
- dahdum 4y ago> They are not a good measure of intelligence. They measure how well you can take a test. The tests aren't trying to measure intelligence, but rather whether you've learned the material.
- dimitrios1 4y agoAgain, they are horrible at that.
- kenjackson 4y agoFunny -- I literally had someone tell me this same thing this morning... but the exact same guy last week was arguing with me against the reduced importance of these same tests for college admissions. Last week he was arguing how critical these tests were for the college admissions process, but this morning the same tests are basically worthless. Not saying you hold the same opinions -- but I wouldn't be surprised if people's take on these tests is more about what is convenient for their psyche than any actual principled position.
- dimitrios1 4y agoIn principle I agree. On one hand, we can positively conclude that IQ is indeed important, but at the same time are horrible at measuring it. That being said, there is a country mile difference between most of these tests suitability for the purposes they are being used.