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Models don’t “understand” - they _encode_ the relationships between words.

• Eisenstein 2mo ago
  Are you invoking something like the Chinese Room where manipulating symbols can never be understanding? If so, that is a philosophical question and that thought experiment has its own conclusion baked into its premise. You will notice that 'manipulating symbols cannot be understanding' is stated as true without any argument for that case. This is a pretty clear cut example of 'begging the question' in that it assumes something is true without demonstrating it and then uses that as evidence in its own argument. If you are using "understand" in a different way, then can you name the test you are applying to it which it fails at?
  • ImHereToVote 2mo ago
    The test is based on vibes really.