Yesterday I wrote about how ChatGPT surprised me with it's story-writing abilities. But it was the conversation I had with it afterward that blew me away
This is really interesting. I can't help but wonder how much is a stochastic parrot that's getting more accurate and how much it's actually starting to 'understand' any of that. The problem with complex language is that it sounds thoughtful and intelligent but... That's complex language from an algorithm designed and trained to do that.
I think that it's still "stochastic parrot" -- but, as others have pointed out, there's a good chance that we are also something similar to sophisticated stochastic parrots, with the line between emulation and understanding being very blurry
This is really interesting. I can't help but wonder how much is a stochastic parrot that's getting more accurate and how much it's actually starting to 'understand' any of that. The problem with complex language is that it sounds thoughtful and intelligent but... That's complex language from an algorithm designed and trained to do that.
I think that it's still "stochastic parrot" -- but, as others have pointed out, there's a good chance that we are also something similar to sophisticated stochastic parrots, with the line between emulation and understanding being very blurry
The risk is double edged.
1. We over attribute
2. We fail to realize isn't no longer a parrot.