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That the descriptive is not the prescriptive should not be a surprise. That random people will largely have suboptimal skills should not be a surprise. Yes, m

• exe34 2y ago
  > Yes, many people can't think properly. Proper thinking remains there as a potential. that's a matter of faith, not evidence. by that reasoning, the same can be said about LLMs. after all, they do occasionally get it right.
  • mdp2021 2y ago
    Let me rephrase it, there could be a misunderstanding: "Surely many people cannot think properly but some have much more ability than others: the proficient ability to think well is a potential (expressed in some and not expressed in many". To transpose that to LLMs, you should present one that systematically gets it right, not occasionally. And anyway, the point was about two different processes before statement formulation: some output the strongest correlated idea ("2+2" → "4"); some look at the internal model and check its contents ("2, 2" → "1 and 1, 1 and 1: 4").
    • exe34 2y ago
      > one that systematically gets it right, not occasionally. could Einstein systematically get new symphonies right? could Feynman create tasty new dishes every single time? Could ......
      • mdp2021 2y ago
        > could Einstein systematically Did (could) Einstein think about things long and hard? Yes - that is how he explained having solved problems ("How did you do it?" // "I thought about long and hard"). The artificial system in question should (1) be able to do it, and (2) do it systematically, because it is artificial.