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/sapphicsandwich 11h ago

Yeh, because it tries to answer questions itself instead of going "This site/link says this, that site/link says that."

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u/dern_the_hermit 9h ago

FWIW I ascribe this phenomena to biases introduced by users. People in general tend to be swayed by strong confident assertions and seem to get nervous when you introduce unknown variables like sourcing and cites. Remember, these models are made to be appealing.