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#1119 Anna Ivanova: Language and Large Language Models

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Understanding Language through AI Models

This chapter explores the role of large language models in artificial intelligence and their relationships to human language understanding. It contrasts formal competence, involving knowledge of linguistic rules, with functional competence, focused on practical language use, and raises philosophical questions about true language comprehension in AI. The discussion highlights the capabilities and limitations of these models, particularly in their pattern recognition abilities and their challenges in achieving a child's level of linguistic exposure.

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