Hey LLM, why do I enjoy playing games better than doing homework?

Hi friends, I’ve been looking at this one chart from this report by Our World in Data about time use. I’m sure you’ve seen different sections and different charts out of this report being shared online since this was released a while ago. But my mind keeps going back to this one chart in particular:…

LLM doesn’t understand

I have a useful test to evaluate claims on LLM’s ability to “understand”. This example shows that at this current moment, even one of the smartest LLMs, GPT-4o, is truly “merely” a heap of statistical operations and is not as “intelligent” as humans. Here I asked [1] GPT-4o to merge the different definitions I have…

I’m a recovering rationalist.

Parent post: I am a recovering rationalist llm -m 4o “which cognitive fallacies apply to ‘everything happens for a reason'” The phrase “everything happens for a reason” can involve several cognitive fallacies. Here are a few that may apply: Appeal to Destiny (or Fatalism): This fallacy is the belief that events are preordained or destined…

Three bits about seeing and looking

Being seen vs being looked at https://youtu.be/u8kSiylePVI?t=2395 I recently saw this video where they discussed about the distinction between being seen and being looked at. Never thought much about it before, but yes being seen and being looked at are so different. Being looked at gives the I-It vibe, while being seen puts the person…

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