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 threadPadjoMay 25, 2023

@ct_bergstrom @emilymbender

That sounds good in the abstract but I don’t think it really reflects reality. ChatGPT really does appear to be able to reason in surprising ways. Good write up with some example output here https://medium.com/@fergal.reid/why-are-so-many-giants-of-ai-getting-gpts-so-badly-wrong-f8dadfac4f61

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@Padjo @ct_bergstrom @emilymbender "appear to be able to" – correct. It can't reason. But it does appear to reason.
May 25, 2023 at 8:25pmWeb