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Intelligence 2: Is artificial intelligence really intelligent?

Simplifying Complexity

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The Turing Test: How It Mimics Intelligence

GPT-3 mimics information and intelligence, says David Wheeler. But it can't do what other computers are able to - such as answer a question in text. The most ridiculous IQ tests were the ones that asked facts about the second president of the U.S., he adds. He doesn't like Turing tests because they don't tell us anything about understanding. 'It's not the appearance of intelligence. It's explaining how you reason'

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