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Re:Quadrillion-parameter transformers and how to train them by spwa4 on Sunday November 08, 2026 @11:03AM (#50414392)
Except Penrose is like Chomsky. They have past accomplishments, but nothing recent and everybody keeps bringing them up because they constantly comment on stuff so far outside of their area of expertise it's not funny anymore, it's just sad.

At least Penrose had the good manners to make a relevant contributions (meaning Chomsky effectively managed to steer his field in entirely the wrong direction and nobody uses his contributions today in study)

Re:Quadrillion-parameter transformers and how to train them by hardbass on Sunday November 08, 2026 @12:59PM (#50415504)
Most scientists think Penrose's theory of microtubules is wrong, however he is still far better than many consciousness theorists in giving an actual testable criterion.