Ep105 "What if AI is not actually intelligent?" (with Alison Gopnik)
Inner Cosmos with David Eagleman
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Reframing AI: Cultural Technologies or Cognitive Beings?
This chapter examines large AI models as cultural technologies rather than equivalents of human intelligence. It discusses their capacity to remix vast amounts of human data while highlighting misconceptions about their learning processes, emphasizing that AI merely reflects existing knowledge. The conversation also draws historical and philosophical parallels, stressing the importance of understanding AI's collaborative nature and its implications for society.
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