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How History Gets Things Wrong
Book • 2018
Alex Rosenberg's "How History Gets Things Wrong" challenges traditional understandings of the human mind.
Rosenberg argues against the theory of mind, suggesting that human reasoning isn't a deliberate process of weighing factors but rather a pattern-matching system.
He likens this to how LLMs operate, retrieving and applying pre-existing mental 'videotapes' to current situations.
This perspective shifts the focus from conscious reasoning to the subconscious retrieval of past experiences.
The book's implications extend to our understanding of human intelligence and its limitations.
It prompts a reconsideration of how we perceive decision-making and problem-solving.
Rosenberg argues against the theory of mind, suggesting that human reasoning isn't a deliberate process of weighing factors but rather a pattern-matching system.
He likens this to how LLMs operate, retrieving and applying pre-existing mental 'videotapes' to current situations.
This perspective shifts the focus from conscious reasoning to the subconscious retrieval of past experiences.
The book's implications extend to our understanding of human intelligence and its limitations.
It prompts a reconsideration of how we perceive decision-making and problem-solving.
