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this is needlessly pedantic first, they are certainly not instructions so that is a much worse name but more importantly, we use words in new contexts all the
by mgraczyk 28d ago
this is needlessly pedantic
first, they are certainly not instructions so that is a much worse name
but more importantly, we use words in new contexts all the time.
Do you object to calling the computer device "mouse" because it's not a mouse? how about "neural network"? "ignition" on an electric vehicle?
"cot" is no more misleading than thousands of words you use every day.
- _superposition_ 28d agoAnthropomorphizing is not pedantic, especially in a technical domain. I get the paper title and all, but at this point it's marketing.
- parineum 28d agoThey are instructions. Everything in the context is instructions for the next token. The "thought" guides the answer by providing clearer instructions.