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Only skimmed this and didn't read the underlying paper, but I was surprised to see no mention of the fact that "A is B" often does not at all imply "B is A" in
by akoboldfrying 3y ago
Only skimmed this and didn't read the underlying paper, but I was surprised to see no mention of the fact that "A is B" often does not at all imply "B is A" in everyday language: A bird is an animal, but it's wrong to conclude that an arbitrary animal must be a bird.
- thaumasiotes 3y agoThis is bad news for all the people who like to say "A winner is you!"
- Falkon1313 3y agoBut obviously that implies that you are a chicken dinner. At least according to some people's expectations, presumably.
- thisgoesnowhere 3y agoThe word an in this sentence (indefinite article) means that the word animal is non specific. So this structure does not follow from the original. "A is B" is not the same as "A is a B" However, you are right that it's not always correct since "Poetry is Literature" and "Steam/Ice is H20" are both examples where this breaks down. My annoying pedantry for the day.
- randyrand 3y agoyou can do the same mistake without “an”. Jeff is the short haired guy != the short haired guy is Jeff. It depends on context. You can’t fully equate them.
- PoignardAzur 3y ago"A is B" is meant a bit loosely here. A better shorthand would be "A is the B" <=> "The B is A", or "A does B" <=> "B is done by A". The actual paper explores equivalences that actually make sense, and whether LLMs have trouble with them.