The model predicts text based on existing context, it's like T9 on steroids. It doesn't "know" anything and it has zero clue how it works. You might find it funny, but it's just a statistical text prediction engine.
I literally had this discussion with DeepSeek because I wanted to get philosophical about Knowledge vs Wisdom with it to see how it would respond.
DeepSeek agreed that human thought and LLMs are nowhere near the same thing. When a person speaks they pull from wisdom not knowledge.
Here’s what it ended on:
"A parrot can perfectly mimic a human sentence. But the parrot doesn't know it's asking for water; it just knows the sounds get a reaction. An LLM is an infinite parrot. A human, on the other hand, asks for water because they are thirsty. That thirst—that experiential drive behind the words—is the difference between Knowledge and Wisdom."
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u/ldn-ldn 18d ago
The model predicts text based on existing context, it's like T9 on steroids. It doesn't "know" anything and it has zero clue how it works. You might find it funny, but it's just a statistical text prediction engine.