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Re:Evaluating LLMs Playing Text Adventures by zahlman on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @02:40PM (#44880208)
> I saw it somewhere else recently, but the idea is that LLMs are language models, not world models.

Part of what distinguishes humans from artificial "intelligence" to me is exactly that we automatically develop models of whatever is needed.

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Re:Evaluating LLMs Playing Text Adventures by da_chicken on Wednesday August 13, 2025 @02:37PM (#44892160)
I think that's true to some extent, but I think all animals probably develop a world model.
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Re:Evaluating LLMs Playing Text Adventures by mlyle on Thursday August 14, 2025 @01:23AM (#44896994)
I think it's interesting to think about, and still somewhat uncertain:

* How much a large language model is effectively a world model (indeed, language tries to model the world...)?

* How much do humans use language in their modeling and reasoning about the world?

* How fit is language for this task, beyond the extent humans use it for?

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