One of the decisive moments in my understanding of #LLMs and their limitations was when, last autumn, @emilymbender walked me through her Thai Library thought experiment.

She's now written it up as a Medium post, and you can read it here. The value comes from really pondering the question she poses, so take the time to think about it. What would YOU do in the situation she outlines?

https://medium.com/@emilymenonbender/thought-experiment-in-the-national-library-of-thailand-f2bf761a8a83

@ct_bergstrom @emilymbender

& of course this *exact* scenario has been shown - Linear A & other scripts are still un-deciphered for this VERY reason (Linear B only figured out because I believe there is overlap with early greek?)