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The googled definition says "the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.", which I think
by laminatedsmore 3y ago
The googled definition says "the mental action or process of acquiring knowledge and understanding through thought, experience, and the senses.", which I think fits ok.
Do you have a word that you prefer?
- JohnFen 3y agoRight. That's the definition I think doesn't fit. GPTs do not "understand", and certainly do not "experience" or have senses. > Do you have a word that you prefer? Nope. That's why I use "intelligence" despite the problems with it. "Intelligence" may be a blank slate on which you can write whatever meaning you wish, but at least it can stretch to mean something accurate.
- laminatedsmore 3y agoI'd say that knowledge (stored as weights) is acquired through experience (starting from a mostly blank start, weights are formed through exposure to training data). For me that's a useful mental model which helps me think about what a LLM is and isn't. 'Understanding' has an ambiguous meaning, while thought and senses are certainly not applicable. But it's a semantic discussion about a novel and not well understood topic so :shrug: :)
- JohnFen 3y ago> But it's a semantic discussion about a novel and not well understood topic I agree entirely.