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Thinking fast and slow in AI: The role of metacognition (2021)

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creativeSlumber · 1790580636 · focus · HN ↗
How relevant is this fast/slow thinking thing with regards to current frontier models?
I know a large organization who's built their AI framework completely around this concept, and I feel that it's not really meaningful concept with the capabilities of current models.
1. ghm2199 · 1790589379 · focus · HN ↗
  Structurally speaking we learn nothing like AI, we don't use vast amounts of information to pick up completely new skills. We also make decisions by using prior knowledge and emotions.The latter part is important, Thinking fast and slow cannot operate in a world of AIs as they stand today unless we are willing to grant them rights — because you have to teach them to make decisions based on all kinds of emotions — which is tricky at best.
  1. TeMPOraL · 1790590822 · focus · HN ↗
    > we don't use vast amounts of information to pick up completely new skills.
    Except, we do.

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