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In 2022, a GPT-3 model fine-tuned on Dennett's writing was good enough that "Dennett experts" could only pick a real Dennett quote from a list of 5 quotes about
by abeppu 3y ago
In 2022, a GPT-3 model fine-tuned on Dennett's writing was good enough that "Dennett experts" could only pick a real Dennett quote from a list of 5 quotes about 50% of the time. I don't know that anyone's tried on newer models. He's gone, but I wonder if we could continue to get insights from him for a while longer.
https://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2022/07/results-computerized-philosopher-can.html https://schwitzsplinters.blogspot.com/2022/07/results-comput...
- _akhe 3y ago> I wonder if we could continue to get insights from him I think so. His views were somewhat rigid and materialist. As a de-fluffer, he's great, and I'm sure he will continue to be quoted especially as we make progress on AI and get into the nuts and bolts of consciousness. In particular which things are extraneous or peripheral to the problem itself.
- tanepiper 3y agoI tend to agree here, I found intuition pumps didn't make sense and illusionism a cop-out for materialism.