Superintelligent AI: can chatbots think?
FT Tech Tonic
Limitations of Chatbot Understanding and the Concept of Stochastic Parrots
Chatbots may appear to understand conversations, but they lack true understanding due to their inability to grasp the meaning of the words they use, despite being proficient in language form and structure. This limitation is highlighted by the concept of 'stochastic parrots,' which refers to large language models that can repeat back information without genuine comprehension, operating based on probability distribution.
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