Why LLMs cannot reach GenAI, but why it looked like they could
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Why LLMs cannot reach GenAI, but why it looked like they could
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Re: Why LLMs cannot reach GenAI, but why it looked like they could
#2From the article: "If I ask you to think through a problem you don’t think in symbols, numbers, or any other representation. You think in words, and therefore your ability to think relies on your ability to deploy words. "
Author hasn't done his homework. The belief thoughts = words has been well-debunked. The first hit from a lazy Google search is a Scientific American article all about it, helpfully titled 'You Don't Need Words to Think".
Or, if you like scientific papers better, see "Language and thought are not the same thing: evidence from neuroimaging and neurological patients"
Re: Why LLMs cannot reach GenAI, but why it looked like they could
#3From the article: "If I ask you to think through a problem you don’t think in symbols, numbers, or any other representation. You think in words, and therefore your ability to think relies on your ability to deploy words. " Author hasn't done his homework. The belief thoughts = words has been well-debunked. The first hit from a lazy Google search is a Scientific American article all about it, helpfully titled 'You Don…
The author explicitly states that there are other types of thought, this is about structured reasoning.