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Re:Modern language models refute Chomsky’s approach to language by toyg on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @04:09PM (#36316240)
> I don't know how so many people who know better have been conned.

The simple reason is: because they don't actually "know better". Maybe they are knowledgeable and skilled in some area, but that doesn't mean they are knowledgeable and skilled in everything.

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Re:Modern language models refute Chomsky’s approach to language by og_kalu on Tuesday June 13, 2023 @04:18PM (#36316413)
Or...you know he's just wrong. No idea why he thinks making training data is this unsurmountable task. https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.07759
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