Dr. Terry Sejnowski
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And you know, there's this big controversy about whether these large language models understand language or not, right? The way we do. And what it really is revealing is we don't understand what understanding is. Literally, we don't have a really good argument or measure that you could measure someone's understanding and then apply it to the chat GDP and see whether it's the same.
It probably isn't exactly the same, but maybe there's some continuum here we're talking about, right? You know, the way I look at it, you know, it's as if an alien suddenly landed on Earth and started talking to us in English, right? And the only thing we could be sure of was that it's not human.
It probably isn't exactly the same, but maybe there's some continuum here we're talking about, right? You know, the way I look at it, you know, it's as if an alien suddenly landed on Earth and started talking to us in English, right? And the only thing we could be sure of was that it's not human.
It probably isn't exactly the same, but maybe there's some continuum here we're talking about, right? You know, the way I look at it, you know, it's as if an alien suddenly landed on Earth and started talking to us in English, right? And the only thing we could be sure of was that it's not human.
Okay, okay. Well, okay, now there's a big diversity amongst humans too.
Okay, okay. Well, okay, now there's a big diversity amongst humans too.
Okay, okay. Well, okay, now there's a big diversity amongst humans too.
You know, not everybody has adopted the same social conventions. You know, it could be a touch of autism. I mean, that's a problem. I mean, in other words, there are very high-functioning autistic people out there.
You know, not everybody has adopted the same social conventions. You know, it could be a touch of autism. I mean, that's a problem. I mean, in other words, there are very high-functioning autistic people out there.
You know, not everybody has adopted the same social conventions. You know, it could be a touch of autism. I mean, that's a problem. I mean, in other words, there are very high-functioning autistic people out there.
And often they are. There are high people who are brilliant with autism.
And often they are. There are high people who are brilliant with autism.
And often they are. There are high people who are brilliant with autism.
I reviewed a paper.
I reviewed a paper.
I reviewed a paper.
It's been done. There was a paper that I reviewed where they took the LM and they fine-tuned it with different data from people with different disorders, autism and so forth. And sociopaths That's scary.
It's been done. There was a paper that I reviewed where they took the LM and they fine-tuned it with different data from people with different disorders, autism and so forth. And sociopaths That's scary.
It's been done. There was a paper that I reviewed where they took the LM and they fine-tuned it with different data from people with different disorders, autism and so forth. And sociopaths That's scary.
No, no. And they got these LLMs to behave just like those people who have these disorders. You can get them to behave that way. Yes.