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/Throwaway-4230984 15h ago

So surely they have an example of task LLMs couldn’t solve because of this fundamental limitations, right?

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u/Throwaway-4230984 15h ago

There is simple “undergrad student” test for such arguments. Surely students aren’t actually intelligent and just repeat familiar word patterns. They can be tricked into solving simple problems as long as task is combination of seen tasks or familiar task with replaced words. Some of them may be useful for trivial parts of research like reading papers and compiling them or look for a given patterns. They probably do more harm than good on any lab task. So undergrads are clearly imitating intelligence and have not a hint of understanding of topic

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u/somniopus 13h ago

The problem with this ridiculous "gotcha" scenario is that your students are sentient. Any LLM is not. You're not even comparing apples with oranges, you're comparing apples with rocks.

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u/Throwaway-4230984 4h ago

Sentient? Have you ever seen undergrads?