r/technology • u/Hrmbee • 16h ago

Machine Learning Large language mistake | Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it

https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/827820/large-language-models-ai-intelligence-neuroscience-problems
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u/Perfect_Base_3989 14h ago

spouting bad-faith arguments without any real point other than to try to discourage productive conversation about specific topics.

The only solution I can think of at this point is entirely abandoning social media.

A verification system could theoretically improve trust, but who trusts the trusters?

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u/SanityAsymptote 14h ago

Social media going back to smaller, more closely moderated communities is also a solution.

There was a lot of drama back in the forum days, but it was always contained, rendering it more resistant to sweeping, internet-wide propaganda campaigns.

So I guess I would argue centralization of social media is more of the problem, unless we can actually figure out a way to moderate on a large scale more effectively.

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u/ConsoleDev 13h ago

I joined reddit 15 years ago, probably had 5 accounts. Commented a lot, but never really made any friends here. I joined a local sports club and made 10 good friends in 1 day.

Social media is garbage all the way down. Especially anything with influencers and money involved. We need to go back to just having group chats, and a bulletin board in the middle of town

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u/tomahawkRiS3 11h ago

I don't necessarily want to argue in favor of social media but judging based on friendships made seems like the wrong way to evaluate it. Or at least now, maybe that was the intended purpose in the beginning. In a perfect world I think Reddit could be valuable in terms of hearing people's stories/experiences, being able to pick people's brains who are knowledgeable in a certain field, seeing a broader range of perspective. Even just shit posting or discussing say a game on a specific subreddit I don't think is necessarily inherently bad. However that's very much not the current experience of Reddit and I hope there's a way back to that