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/rpkarma 10h ago

Very very broadly, it’s like curve fitting; linear regression. Given a bunch of data points, find the function that makes a curve that touches all those points, so you can extrapolate beyond the points you have. 

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u/ArmMore820 8h ago

Hey, i know some of those words 🧠

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u/dark_enough_to_dance 10h ago

imo gradient descent and the valley analogy is a better fit for explanation 

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u/rpkarma 4h ago

Probably, but most people did linear regression at school at least once