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by RcouF1uZ4gsC 1216 days ago
Actually, ChatGPT might be useful for actually testing the theory of mind. The philosophers were always working with an N of 1 (with respect to language) when they devised these tests. It is real easy to overfit a test if you have limited samples.

Chat GPT is actually a good test as to which parts of the theory of mind are actually BS.

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Probably most of it. I mean the name itself is already highly misleading.

"Theory of mind" is some ill defined form of social intelligence and not actually a theory of how the mind works.