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Artificial intelligence (AI) is intelligence demonstrated by machines, unlike the natural intelligence displayed by humans and animals, which involves consciousness and emotionality. The distinction between the former and the latter categories is often revealed by the acronym chosen.

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“AI’s Ostensible Emergent Abilities Are a Mirage” paper won the Outstanding Paper Award at NeurIPS 2023 (nitter.net)

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[–] kaffiene 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

That was my feeling reading the paper. I feel that LLMs are overhyped but the issue of linear vs super linear growth in metrics is a different issue and can't be a refutation of what has traditionally been thought of as emergent properties. In other words, this is refutation by redefinition.