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Re:GPT-4 performs better at Theory of Mind tests than actual... by yarg on Sunday April 30, 2023 @08:44PM (#35767923)
I think people are overstating the capabilities of these programs (things get confusing when software starts to pass the Turing test).

However:

> but clearly dont have a model of the world, self, or others because they have not been engineered in

Neither did we.

> The hypothesis that, by scaling the giant clockwork, these things will magically emerge is .. magical and unproven.

Our sapience was and is an emergent phenomenon, (superstition aside) was that magic?

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Re:GPT-4 performs better at Theory of Mind tests than actual... by seydor on Monday May 01, 2023 @02:23AM (#35769625)
humans have a lot more subsystems that were shaped by evolution, not just by inflating a giant cortex. Many animals have even bigger cortex but show no sign of humanlike intelligent behavior and communication
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