> the system should then be able to show its working The system fundamentally cannot do this. You can make it generate text that is like what someone would say

> the system should then be able to show its working The system fundamentally cannot do this. You can make it generate text that is like what someone would say when asked to show their working, but that's a different thing. > It's very tempting to give these systems the benefit of the doubt, but that tends to lead to hugely inflated conclusions about their capabilities. I agree. I am seeing a bit too much over-optimistic predictions about these things. And many of these predictions are stated as fact.