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An LLM has no mind! What is your strong theory of mind for an LLM? That it knows the whole internet and can regurgitate it like a mindless zombie?
by saulpw 1y ago
An LLM has no mind! What is your strong theory of mind for an LLM? That it knows the whole internet and can regurgitate it like a mindless zombie?
- kelseyfrog 1y agoSource? It sounds like an unprovable metaphysical statement than something that is supported by scientific evidence.
- fao_ 1y agoThe burden of proof is on people stating that an AI has a theory of mind, not on the reverse. Until recently it was highly debated on if dogs have theory of mind, and it took decades of evidence to come to the conclusion that yes, they do.
- judahmeek 1y agoGGP didn't say that AI has a theory of mind. GGP said that using AI productively requires a theory of mind, a.k.a. being able to build a mental model of the LLM's context.
- kelseyfrog 1y agoThe burden of proof is on the person making the claim. It doesn't matter whether the claim is positive or negative. The default position is "We don't know if AI has a ToM."
- sirtaj 1y agoAm I incorrect in thinking this is as much true of the linux kernel or emacs as it is of an LLM?
- rmwaite 1y agoIf you read carefully you will see that they never said AI has a theory of mind.
- xg15 1y agoWhether or not it has a mind is irrelevant to the problem. I think the point is, if you pretend it had a mind and write your prompt accordingly, you will get the best results.