Re:OpenAI's employees were given two explanations for why Sa...
by drusepth on Tuesday November 21, 2023 @01:49AM
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My favorite hypothesis (based on absolutely nothing but observing people use LLMs over the years):
* Current-gen AI is really good at tricking laypeople into believing it could be sentient
* "Next-gen" AI (which, theoretically, Ilya et al may have previewed if they've begun training GPT-5, etc) will be really good at tricking experts into believing it could be sentient
* Next-next-gen AI may as well be sentient for all intents and purposes (if it quacks like a duck)
(NB, to "trick" here ascribes a mechanical result from people using technology, not an intent from said technology)
* Current-gen AI is really good at tricking laypeople into believing it could be sentient
* "Next-gen" AI (which, theoretically, Ilya et al may have previewed if they've begun training GPT-5, etc) will be really good at tricking experts into believing it could be sentient
* Next-next-gen AI may as well be sentient for all intents and purposes (if it quacks like a duck)
(NB, to "trick" here ascribes a mechanical result from people using technology, not an intent from said technology)