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"in some form" is doing a lot of work there. The problem is that, by the standards of most human beings, they are in fact doing what we informally call "infere
by jonahx 2y ago
"in some form" is doing a lot of work there.
The problem is that, by the standards of most human beings, they are in fact doing what we informally call "inference" or "creating new things".
That this is being accomplished by something that is "technically a fancy autocomplete" doesn't seem to matter practically... it's still doing all this useful and surprising stuff.
- intended 2y agoIt is carrying lots of weight. At this moment that’s the most sophisticated we can be in talking about LLMs. I will say that the utility of these tools is not being denied. It’s just the struggle to explain the varied experiences. I can get only as far as analogy, not precise definitions. For me, LLMs are like the invention of microwave ovens. Very useful. They aren’t like the discovery of fire.