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Every time I see comments like these I think about this research from anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/research/mapping-mind-language-model https://www.anth
by goncharom 10mo ago
Every time I see comments like these I think about this research from anthropic: https://www.anthropic.com/research/mapping-mind-language-model https://www.anthropic.com/research/mapping-mind-language-mod...
LLMs activate similar neurons for similar concepts not only across languages, but also across input types. I’d like to know if you’d consider that as a good representation of “understanding” and if not, how would you define it?
- gishh 10mo agoIf i could understand what the brain scans actually meant, I would consider it a good representation. I don't think we know yet what they mean. I saw some headline the other day about a person with "low brain activity" and said person was in complete denial about it, I would be too.
- goncharom 10mo agoAs I said then, and probably echoing what other commenters are saying - what do you mean by understanding when you say computers understand nothing? do humans understand anything? if so, how?
- gishh 10mo agoDoes a computer understand how hot or cold it is outside? Does it understand that your offspring might be cranky because they’re hungry? Or not hungry, just tired? Can it divine the difference? Does a computer know if your boss is mad at you or if they had a fight with their spouse last night, or whatever other reason they may be grumpy? Can a computer establish relationships… with anything? How about when a computer goes through puberty? Or menopause? Or a car accident? How do those things affect them? Don’t bother responding, I think you get the point.
- emp17344 10mo agoAnthropic is pretty notorious for peddling hype. This is a marketing article - it has not undergone peer-review and should not be mistaken for scientific research.