Re:Machine learning won't solve natural language understanding
by CharlesW on Saturday August 14, 2021 @12:20PM
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> I think a lot of people get the impression current NLP models like GPT-3 lack something - "understanding" or something. But they can't say exactly what it is.
It's always seemed obvious to me (as an outsider) that it's missing reason and explainability. GPT-3 is a neat tool, but it seems like anthropomorphism to suggest that it's more than the best mimic humanity has been able to create so far.
It's always seemed obvious to me (as an outsider) that it's missing reason and explainability. GPT-3 is a neat tool, but it seems like anthropomorphism to suggest that it's more than the best mimic humanity has been able to create so far.