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by throw310822 120 days ago
> You can predict the next word competently with shallow understanding.

I don't get this. When you say "predict the next word" what you mean is "predict the word that someone who understands would write next". This cannot be done without an understanding that is as complete as that of the human whose behaviour you are trying to predict. Otherwise you'd have the paradox that understanding doesn't influence behaviour.