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by bsaul 1260 days ago
Except it is able to synthesize information. Which is more than just regurgitating content found elsewhere.

You can ask him to synthesize the main thoughts of a philosopher, and it will produce an original set of sentences that nobody has ever written anywhere else.

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The sentences are original, the content isn't.
Are humans able to produce truely novel content, ever ? I’d say in a given field, it maybe occurs once in a decade and we call those people genius. It’s a bit too much to ask to an AI don’t you think ?
> Are humans able to produce truely novel content, ever ?

Yes.

This is the essence of human creativity.

> It’s a bit too much to ask to an AI don’t you think ?

I'm actually standing that AI isn't able to do this, so I'd definitely agree with this statement.