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by arresin 500 days ago
Kind of like an ai “thinking fast and thinking slow”.
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eightysixfour 500 days ago
Sort of? I don't see why thinking slow should inhibit the ability to follow instructions.
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Arcuru 500 days ago
I think they're referencing "Thinking, Fast and Slow" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thinking,_Fast_and_Slow

"The book's main thesis is a differentiation between two modes of thought: "System 1" is fast, instinctive and emotional; "System 2" is slower, more deliberative, and more logical. "

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eightysixfour 500 days ago
Yes, I understand the reference. I don't understand their argument that this is a good example of that common mental model for LLMs.

In this case "fast, instinctive, and emotional" models are better at instruction following than "slower, more deliberative, and more logical" models.

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