alt Hacker NewsNo True Novelty, No True Understanding, etc.
The problem with these bromides is not that they're wrong, it's that they're not even wrong. They're predictive nulls.
What observable differences can we expect between an entity with True Understanding and an entity without True Understanding? It's a theological question, not a scientific one.
I'm not an AI booster by any means, but I do strongly prefer we address the question of AI agent intelligence scientifically rather than theologically.
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mikkupikku • today at 4:16 PM
Agreed. We should be asking what the machines measurably can or can't do. If it can't be measured, then it doesn't matter from an engineering standpoint. Does it have a soul? Can't measure it, so it doesn't matter.
Well said. That's exactly what has been rubbing me the wrong way with all those "LLMs can never *really* think, ya know" people. Once we pass some level of AI capability (which we perhaps already did?), it essentially turns into an unfalsifiable statement of faith.