• Soyweiser@awful.systems
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    6 months ago

    Dont anthropomorphise. There is quite the difference between a human and an advanced lookuptable.

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      6 months ago

      I absolutely agree. However, if you think the LLMs are just fancy LUTs, then I strongly disagree. Unless, of course, we are also just fancy LUTs.

      • captainlezbian@lemmy.world
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        6 months ago

        You ever meet an ai researcher with a background in biology? I’ve discussed this stuff with one. She disagrees with Turing about machines thinking including when ai is in the picture. They process information very differently from how biology does

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          6 months ago

          This is a vague non answer, although I agree it’s done very differently because our process is biological and ai is not.

          But as I asked elsewhere, what’s the effective difference?

    • Phoenixz@lemmy.ca
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      6 months ago

      Well… I do agree with you but human brains are basically big prediction engines that use lookup tables, experience, to navigate around life. Obviously a super simplification, and LLMs are nowhere near humans, but it is quite a step in the direction.