ChatGPT's API Is So Good and Cheap, It Makes Most Text Generating AI Obsolete

Re:ChatGPT's API Is So Good and Cheap, It Makes Most Text Ge... by composter on Saturday March 11, 2023 @11:30PM (#35116687)

I wouldn't use it as an example to prove that that we have a history of rationalizing explanations where none exist. Certainly, as you mentioned, the explanation takes the form of a set of differential equations. I would instead argue that there is a history of incorrect rationalizations from individuals who were akin to "real world aircraft engineers" in their time and that these rationalizations are still present in discourse around wing lift / design.

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Re:ChatGPT's API Is So Good and Cheap, It Makes Most Text Ge... by geraneum on Saturday March 11, 2023 @11:49PM (#35116788)

The fact that we have a history of rationalization was actually never questioned. Rather it was pointed out that it’s not the only thing that our minds do and that’s something you need to consider.

There are also humans who hallucinate. Studying this phenomenon is useful, yet, on its own, it’s says nothing about how human brain works in general.

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Re:ChatGPT's API Is So Good and Cheap, It Makes Most Text Ge... by composter on Sunday March 12, 2023 @12:10AM (#35116895)

I took issue with the example of aircraft airfoil design, probably too pedantically, due to the challenges technical individuals have had related to rationalizing the behavior, despite a mathematical explanation.

But I completely agree with your point that rationalization alone isn't sufficient. We struggle to describe the universe solely in words and rely on other tools to further describe phenomena.

How to provide AI models with these additional capacities isn't necessarily clear yet but there are some interesting ideas out there: https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/01/wolframalpha-as-...

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