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The LLMentalist Effect (2023)

235 points · 309 comments · jalev

  1. sethev · · focus · HN ↗
    The challenge here is in trying to decide whether LLMs are intelligent or have a mind. Famously, the criteria for intelligence seem to slip with each advancement in technology. But going back to Turing, his test was actually more carefully phrased than we remember: he said that when machines could pass the test, the question of whether they are intelligent would become moot. That seems to be what we're actually seeing: if people can't tell the difference, it kind of won't matter whether they're "truly intelligent" or not.
    1. mindcrime · · focus · HN ↗
      Famously, the criteria for intelligence seem to slip with each advancement in technology.

      Yep. The "AI Effect" in action:

      <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;AI_effect" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;AI_effect

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