Prof. Emily Bender and Pablo Arredondo discuss the intelligence of generative AI systems like ChatGPT and their role in legal reasoning. The limitations of chatbots in language understanding and the concept of 'stochastic parrots' are explored. The challenges of AI systems in explaining reasoning and the debate on AGI funding and anthropomorphization are also discussed.

Emily Bender, professor of computational linguistics, discusses the true intelligence of generative AI systems like GPT-4. They debate whether the systems truly comprehend or just respond to cues. They explore how GPT-4 identified fraud in the Enron scandal and the limitations of AI in human-level reasoning. The speakers also touch on the emotional connection to AGI and the challenge of separating machines and humans when interacting with AI.