Carl T. BergstromMay 25, 2023

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

Show threadsorrykb
@ct_bergstrom @emilymbender Look for books that have an index. That would at least get some relational words.
May 25, 2023 at 9:34amMastodon for iOS
Show threadsorrykbMay 25, 2023
@ct_bergstrom @emilymbender Or go to the theater in the library and watch a bunch of movies. :-)
Show thread⁂ Fish Id WardrobeMay 25, 2023
@sorrykb @ct_bergstrom @emilymbender But you can't read the words in the index either? How would that help?
Show threadsorrykbMay 26, 2023
@fishidwardrobe @ct_bergstrom @emilymbender Knowing the typical structure of an index, you can at least get a sense of words that have some connection to each other. Maybe.