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0 pointskrainboltgreene3y ago0 comments

> The problem is, human intelligence is likely also based on a similar advanced chat bot setup.

This is so wildly wrong and yet confidently said in every techbro post about LLMs. I beg of you to talk to an expert.

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Like what expert? And who are you exactly to state that this is wrong, that boldly? Are you an expert? How many neuroscience and psychology papers have you read? Do you have any children? Have you trained any LLMs? Have you worked with reinforcement learning? Or how many computer science papers have you read during last two decades?

krainboltgreeneOP3y ago

Lets assume for a moment that I haven't read any papers in those fields, that I don't have any childrens, that I haven't trained any LLMs or worked in "reinforcement learning", or even read any computer science papers in the last 20 years (the answer to 90% of that is yes): I don't have to be an expert in physics to know that pastors can't levitate, regardless of what they claim.

You're mad that I'm calling you out, I get it, but you gotta understand after the 200th time of seeing this unfounded sentiment bandied about I'm not phased.

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HyperSane3y ago

The fundamental truth is we really have no idea how the human brain works.

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