[PaulDavisThe1st]

> Can we build something that knows everything that has been documented and can also synthesize and infer all of that data at a level of a very smart human

The word "know" is doing some heavy lifting there, as is "synthesize" and "infer".

[kenjackson]

By "know" I meant has access to. This is a very "database" sense of the word "know".

Now "infer" and "synthesize" I meant the standard human definition of "synthesize" and "infer". In my interactions with relatively bright people, they really expect ChatGPT to be able to synthesize text at the level of a very sharp HS/college student. They don't want simple regurgitation of a text or a middel school analysis -- they want/expect ChatGPT to analyze nuance, and pull in its vast database to make connections to things that maybe aren't apparent at first glance.

The bar has raised so high so quickly -- it's crazy.