• CeeBee_Eh@lemmy.world
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    That’s why they’re calling it “AI”.

    That’s not why. They’re calling it AI because it is AI. AI doesn’t mean sapient or conscious.

    Edit: look at this diagram if you’re still unsure:

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      In the general population it does. Most people are not using an academic definition of AI, they are using a definition formed from popular science fiction.

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        You have that backwards. People are using the colloquial definition of AI.

        “Intelligence” is defined by a group of things like pattern recognition, ability to use tools, problem solving, etc. If one of those definitions are met then the thing in question can be said to have intelligence.

        A flat worm has intelligence, just very little of it. An object detection model has intelligence (pattern recognition) just not a lot of it. An LLM has more intelligence than a basic object detection model, but still far less than a human.

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        Yes, that’s the point. You’d think they could have, at least, looked into a dictionary at some point in the last 2 years. But nope, everyone else is wrong. A round of applause for the paragons of human intelligence.

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      The I implies intelligence; of which there is none because it’s not sentient. It’s intentionally deceptive because it’s used as a marketing buzzword.

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        You might want to look up the definition of intelligence then.

        By literal definition, a flat worm has intelligence. It just didn’t have much of it. You’re using the colloquial definition of intelligence, which uses human intelligence as a baseline.

        I’ll leave this graphic here to help you visualize what I mean:

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      I’m not gonna lie, most people like you are afraid to entertain the idea of AI being conscious because it makes you look at your own consciousness as not being all that special or unique.

      Do you believe in spirits, souls, or god genes?

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        No, it’s because it isn’t conscious. An LLM is a static model (all our AI models are in fact). For something to be conscious or sapient it would require a neural net that can morph and adapt in real-time. Nothing currently can do that. Training and inference are completely separate modes. A real AGI would have to have the training and inference steps occurring at once and continuously.