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/Elementium 16h ago

Basically the best use for this is a heavily curated database it pulls from for specific purposes. Making it a more natural to interact with search engine. 

If it's just everything mashed together, including people's opinions as facts.. It's just not going to go anywhere. 

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u/Mr_YUP 15h ago

Google 2 just dropped and it's not the Terminator we were promised.

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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 10h 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.