New preprint!
I've written a paper examining the notion of 'reasoning' across psychology, philosophy, and AI (focussing on use prior to the advent of LLMs!) in order to help clarify the debate about whether #LLMs can 'reason'.
Specifically, it's not just trying to explain why different people come to such radically different assessments, but also why proponents of diametrically opposed views might find their own assessment obvious in ways that will be not shared by others.
all comments welcome!
There is a remarkable degree of polarisation in current debate about the capacities of Large Language Models (LLMs). One example of this is the debate about reasoning. Some researchers see ample evidence of reasoning in these systems, while others maintain that these systems do not reason at all. This paper seeks to shed light on this debate by examining the divergent uses of the term reasoning across different disciplines. It provides a simple clarificatory framework for talking about behaviour that highlights key dimensions of variation in how ‘reasoning’ is used across psychology, philosophy and AI. This highlights not just the extent to which researchers are talking past each other, but also that common inferences about model capability that accompany classification decisions are, in fact, far less compelling than they might seem.
oh, ffs… "Comitis Capital announces the acquisition of Threema" … "We look forward to supporting the business during its next phase of growth and build on a legacy of its trusted brand"
We all know what that usually means.
https://comitiscapital.com/news/comitis-capital-announces-the-acquisition-of-threema
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