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Re:Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like r... by Avicebron on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @06:14PM (#49823331)
> The best possible next-word-predictor is omniscient.

Omniscient for the set of "meaning" embedded into it's training set. It's not broadly omniscient, big difference.

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Re:Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like r... by FeepingCreature on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @06:49PM (#49823707)
Sure, but same for any intelligence. The "training set" is just "the environment of adaptation".
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Re:Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like r... by Avicebron on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @06:55PM (#49823759)
Careful, you're dangerously close to an argument for the necessity of embodiment /s
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Re:Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like r... by dwaltrip on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @07:22PM (#49824047)
Shooting from the hip: Embodiment is simply a highly sophisticated harness.
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Re:Claude discovers a novel enzyme system with CRISPR-like r... by tptacek on Wednesday September 23, 2026 @06:54PM (#49823757)
Right, but what's the limit of what you can deduce computationally from truly vast training sets? How much structure is there in the subtext of what's written down? It looks like there's rather a lot.
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