Re:GPT-3 has no idea what it’s talking about
by ma2rten on Sunday August 23, 2020 @01:51AM
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Right, in this context I define meaning as the relationship between symbols. Form would be how to structure a sentence (but that sentence wouldn't have to make sense).
If the parent comment was making some kind of Chinese Room argument than I think that's not very helpful for the discussion. "GPT-3 learned nothing about meaning because no computer program can do that by definition".
But I don't think they were trying to make that kind of argument as you seem to be suggesting because they said they were unsure if it learned anything about meaning.
If the parent comment was making some kind of Chinese Room argument than I think that's not very helpful for the discussion. "GPT-3 learned nothing about meaning because no computer program can do that by definition".
But I don't think they were trying to make that kind of argument as you seem to be suggesting because they said they were unsure if it learned anything about meaning.