[thepasch]

This paper introduces a term and instantly defines it as a definitely biased thing that is definitely happening, then spends its entirety arguing against the strawman it built itself. Not a single sentence is spent actually arguing with the idea or any of its points (other than the “partial similarities” paragraph on page I just realized the pages aren’t even numbered).

In general, the terms “LLM-like” and “human-like” are used all over the place, and in contrast with each other, but they’re never actually defined. It all just seems more vibes-based than anything else.

And “treating the human cognitive process like it’s similar to the LLM cognitive process might lead to a society where epistemics turns into a discipline where plausibility is an acceptable substitute for empiricism” has got to be one of the most ridiculous notions I’ve ever read in a paper (ctrl+F “fifth pathway is epistemic” for the exact quote).

[therealpygon]

It’s certainly a paper, that’s factual. To make sure I understand the argument: - Scientists create software inspired by how brain works. - People realize it’s not all that far off. - Many papers showing this, lots of research to make AI even more like brains.

Paper’s conclusion: “People stupid, this bad. All made up.”

Reading this feels like meeting someone who likes to hear themselves talk.

[yepyoukno]

> plausibility is an acceptable substitute for empiricism

This is the most practical and realistic consideration mentioned.

“Voltaire rolls in his grave as his dream for an age of reason devolves into an age of orgiastic reasons.” - whoever

I’m pretty sure modern society prefers telling themselves stories about a thing more comfortably than comprehending the nature of such things.

[thepasch]

That’s got nothing at all to do with LLMs or “LLMorphism” though.

[yepyoukno]

I meant as an observation of modern intellectual laziness which is encouraged by LLMs. I also didn’t intend to imply much else was to point!

[whattheheckheck]

Straight out of the Oxford Handbook for AI Ethics is "intelligence is an ordinary process requiring time, space and energy".

Obviously llms are not firing in the same dimension of human intelligence but its got some facet of it which may be economically useful in total