[viraptor]

> I can’t think of any problems where recurrent loops with latent streams would be preferable to tokens.

Efficiency. The written language is extremely inefficient. By running through whole concepts at a time instead of parts of a word the reasoning time will be much more concise.

[jonathanrmumm]

If we're talking conscious thought, millions of simultaneously firing neurons to form words. If we're unconscious intelligence, it's closer to latent space. A lot of intelligence that can't be articulated.

[viraptor]

(citation needed) It sounds fun and all, but we barely have any connection between human brain and llms as they exist today.

[porridgeraisin]

We need to reboot Bryan Cantrill's "Don't anthropomorphize the lawn mower" talk with a new edition titled "Don't anthropomorphize the internet document simulator"

[bcantrill]

One step ahead of you![0]

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQfJi7rjuEk (slides: https://speakerdeck.com/bcantrill/intelligence-is-not-enough...)

[porridgeraisin]

Nice, right from the horse's mouth. Let me watch that.