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Re:Modern language models refute Chomsky’s approach to language by kristopolous on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @03:00PM (#36315152)
Going from zero to one is different than one to two ("second language acquisition")

Zero to one is closer to mimicry and immersion. There's a long Wikipedia article on the field of study https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Language_acquisition

Furthermore, humans probably aren't static learners and likely have more beneficial times of certain study than others. There's a theory in that too https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critical_period_hypothesis

Saying there's a "digital brain" is more of a framework since the term "brain" looks like it's a moving target

In another comment I referred to these systems as like comparing hydraulic pumps to human biceps, cars to horses, etc.

We can use the same units of measure, give them the same tasks, but saying they're the same thing only works in the world of poetry

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