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by pixl97 1074 days ago
Is the function of human intelligence connected to true false right or wrong? These things are 'programmed' into you after you are born and from systematic steps.
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Yes, actually. People may disagree on how to categorize things, but we are innately wired to develop these concepts. Erikson and Piaget are two examples of theorists in the field of child psychology who developed formalizations for emotional and mental stages of development. Understanding that a thing "is" is central to these developmental stages.

A more classic example is Freud's deliniation between the id, ego and super-ego. Only the last is built upon imparted cultural mores; the id and ego are purely internal things. Disorders within the ego (excessive defense mechanisms) inhibit perception of what is true and false.

Chatbots / llms don't consider any of these things; they consider only what is the most likely response to a given input?. The result may, by coincidence, happen to be true.