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Re:GPT-4 by moffkalast on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @02:24PM (#35156186)
> For the human brain, the LSAT requires reasoning. But not for an LLM.

Exactly, much like a chess bot can play perfectly without what humans would call thinking.

I think (ironically) we'll soon realize that there is no actual task that would require thinking as we know it.

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Re:GPT-4 by Seattle3503 on Tuesday March 14, 2023 @02:32PM (#35156325)
This me of a Dijkstra quote

> The question of whether computers can think is like the question of whether submarines can swim

It has only become more relevant.

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