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What makes this tough is that LLMs can show logical thinking and self-correction when specifically prompted (e.g. "think step by step", "double-check and then c
by GeneralMayhem 2y ago
What makes this tough is that LLMs can show logical thinking and self-correction when specifically prompted (e.g. "think step by step", "double-check and then correct your work"). It seems unlikely that they can truthfully self-reflect, but I don't think it's strictly impossible.
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- Terr_ 2y ago> LLMs can show logical thinking and self-correction The same way they "show" sadness or contrition or excitement? We need to be careful with our phrasing here: LLMs can be prompted to provide you associated phrases that usually seem to fit with the rest of the word-soup, but whether the model is actually demonstrating "logical thinking" or "self-correction" is a Chinese Room problem [0]. (Or else a "No, it doesn't, I can tell because I checked the code.") [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room