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Did it reason though? My understanding is that these models just give back the answer best statistically connected to the input text.

• mertd 4y ago
  So much of human "reasoning" is also just automated reflex. We ping pong back and forth the same sequence of sentences all the time. The fact that an LLM can do this as well is a little unsettling.
  • sidlls 4y ago
    "So much of human "reasoning" is also just automated reflex." citation needed. This is an assertion you've made without any real evidence.
    • mertd 4y ago
      "Hondas are reliable". To many people this is true not because they independently concluded the brand makes reliable vehicles but someone else told them so. This line of "reasoning" is also how LLM functions.
      • mdp2021 4y ago
        > This line of "reasoning" is also how LLM functions And this would rank them below rubbish, because that behaviour, of unfounded repetition, is directly unintelligent, and is what you want to avoid, the opposite of what we seek. > So much of human "reasoning" Description is not prescription; that millions of Spanish speaking people say 'Argelia' does not mean it is a good idea; that billions are illiterate constitutes a frequentistic norm, not a normative norm... > We ping pong Please don't. Evaluate your ideas and statements foundationally, and through foundational inheritance, and through rankings of doubts, and frequent checks and doubts, like the others do.