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I agree with “feel” and “believe” but what words would you suggest instead of “understand” and “reason’?
by qwertytyyuu 1y ago
I agree with “feel” and “believe” but what words would you suggest instead of “understand” and “reason’?
- sema4hacker 1y agoNone. Don't anthropomorphize at all. Note that "understanding" has now been removed from the HN title but not the linked pdf.
- platypii 1y agoWhy not? We are trying to evaluate AI's capabilities. It's OBVIOUS that we should compare it to our only prior example of intelligence -- humans. Saying we shouldn't compare or anthropomorphize machine is a ridiculous hill to die on.
- sema4hacker 1y agoIf you are comparing the performance of a computer program with the performance of a human, then using terms implying they both "understand" wrongly implies they work in the same human-like way, and that ends up misleading lots of people, especially those who have no idea (understanding!) how these models work. Great for marketing, though.