[ludwik]

A lot of things that LLMs can already do reliably don't fall into the category of "having a great chat" either. Examples include retrieving data from external sources using commands (known as "plugins" in ChatGPT / Langchain) or writing working code to calculate information needed for answers or to create artifacts, such as charts.

Yes, all of this stems from the task of continuing text. However, more and more, this is veering into the category of behavior. I don't mean "conscious behavior," but "behavior" nevertheless. It's surprising, but it is also the reality in which we currently live.