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If "we" can't observe examples of language, then it doesn't exist. We -- and by dear God I hope you mean we humans -- observe text. Obviously, audio also. Voic
by jiggawatts 3y ago
If "we" can't observe examples of language, then it doesn't exist.
We -- and by dear God I hope you mean we humans -- observe text. Obviously, audio also. Voice! I mean voice! Just in case you weren't aware of how humans communicate. We use our voices.
Also, writing. Text, in other words.
I suppose we have some hand-gestures, facial expressions, but that's about it. Some crude humans fart and burp to make a point, but this is rare.
These LLMs learned from text, much the same as students -- human students -- learn from text... books. Not "language books", I want to clarify. Textbooks.
We learn from web sites, and collections of texts called libraries. Also, Wikipedia, these days. You've heard of it? LLMs have read those web sites, and those books also.
How is this different from what we humans do?
Or is there a special group of... creatures? Beings? Others? that use something other than text and voice to communicate? Some secret language?
Please tell me you're not one of... "them".
- YeGoblynQueenne 3y agoYour flippant attitude is encouraged by ignorance, not knowledge. I'd be happy to help you address your lack of knowledge, but - flippant. Tant pis pour toi.
- jiggawatts 3y agoUsing text to transfer that knowledge? Text as in a comment here on HN? I thought you just said that can’t ever work.