Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
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Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
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Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#2For those who can’t and don’t think in words this is unsurprising.
Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#3more proof that we need more than LLMs to build LRMs:
https://www.lycee.ai/blog/drop-o1-preview-try-this-alternati...
Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#4For those who can’t and don’t think in words this is unsurprising.
absolutely !
Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#5For those who can’t and don’t think in words this is unsurprising.
How would someone think in words? You mean the words in the pictures or...?
Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#6Well it’s important to note that this does not mean that our language does not play a role in shaping our thoughts.
“You cannot ask a question you that you have no words for”
- Judea Pearl
Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#7Now I need to learn about how they convey these questions without language.
Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#8Well it’s important to note that this does not mean that our language does not play a role in shaping our thoughts. “You cannot ask a question you that you have no words for” - Judea Pearl
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Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#9Well it’s important to note that this does not mean that our language does not play a role in shaping our thoughts. “You cannot ask a question you that you have no words for” - Judea Pearl
My cat asks me to go outside. No english words involved of course. She sits and faces the door, meows at it, and paws at the knob. Maybe you can argue they are speaking cat when they ask.
Re: Language is not essential for the cognitive processes that underlie thought
#10For those who can’t and don’t think in words this is unsurprising.
Could you imagine the impossibility of riding a bike if you had to consciously put words to every action before you did it?