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Re:GPT-4 performs better at Theory of Mind tests than actual... by og_kalu on Sunday April 30, 2023 @09:02PM (#35768038)
Guess we'll just disagree.

If it's not distinguishable then there's no difference period. Of course that won't stop people from making up differences.

An argument stemming from "well humans could have this special sauce that machines can't have...just because", is not something to take seriously.

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Re:GPT-4 performs better at Theory of Mind tests than actual... by tosh on Monday May 01, 2023 @10:21AM (#35773152)
If something is indistinguishable to something else it practically means the two things are substitable (?).

It does not mean they are (or work) the same way.

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Re:GPT-4 performs better at Theory of Mind tests than actual... by yladiz on Monday May 01, 2023 @02:56PM (#35777418)
Yeah, so then it depends on what determines if the first is indistinguishable from the second. Is this a Blade Runner situation, or something different?
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Re:GPT-4 performs better at Theory of Mind tests than actual... by bheadmaster on Monday May 01, 2023 @01:47PM (#35776487)
> If it's not distinguishable then there's no difference period.

That's true only if you believe that the world only exists inside humans' minds.

If you believe in objective reality, then things that are different but not distinguishable by humans can exist.

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