2026-07-14 15:04 UTC
@AAMfP@fosstodon.orgIf I say or write something, I usually understand what I'm doing and can repeat and adjust that output (and outcome)How can I be sure? You're just telling me that you understand what you're doing. Why should I believe you?
Do you see the problem?
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@AAMfP@fosstodon.org 2026-07-15 05:13
@TamsynUlthara@catodon.rocks That's a fair point: we do infer other people's understanding from their behavior (see Turing test). Still, I don't think it follows that LLMs understand in the same sense humans do. Those things can surely produce coherent and useful responses, but that's not by itself evidence of subjective understanding or intent. The Searle's Chinese Room experiment came to my mind, at this point... 😉 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room