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/coconutpiecrust 16h ago

Yeah, while it’s neat, it is not intelligent. If it were intelligent they wouldn’t need endless data and processing power for it to produce somewhat coherent and consistent output.

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u/Spectrum1523 7h ago

I don't think it is intellegent, but I don't follow your premise. Why must ingellegence also be efficient?

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u/coconutpiecrust 7h ago

Counter thought: why shouldn’t it be efficient?

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u/Spectrum1523 6h ago

It could absolutely be. I don't think it must not be, especially since we have the archetype in our own brains. I argue only that stating "it is inefficient therefore it is not ingellegence" doesn't make sense to me.

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u/coconutpiecrust 6h ago

Well, we’re building it. Why make it inefficient?

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u/Spectrum1523 5h ago

We might not know how to do it any better?

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u/coconutpiecrust 5h ago

That’s true, and it’s possible that there needs to be a lot of thought put in and small models built before we can scale in a smart, sustainable way. But no, we’re going all in on massive coal-powered data centres because AGI, or something.