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> It doesn't need to be general intelligence or perfectly map to human intelligence.

> All it needs to be is useful.

Computers were already useful.

The only definition we have for "intelligence" is human (or, generally, animal) intelligence. If LLMs aren't that, let's call it something else.

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What exactly is human (or animal) intelligence? How do you define that?

Does it matter? If LLMs aren't that, whatever it is, then we should use a different word. Finders keepers.

How do you know that LLMs “aren’t that” if you can’t even define what that is?

“I’ll know it when I see it” isn’t a compelling argument.

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What exactly is human (or animal) intelligence? How do you define that?

Does it matter? If LLMs aren't that, whatever it is, then we should use a different word. Finders keepers.

How do you know that LLMs “aren’t that” if you can’t even define what that is?

“I’ll know it when I see it” isn’t a compelling argument.

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