Common misperceptions about AI chatbots are that they know something about the world, can make decisions, are a replacement for search engines and operate independent of humans.
- Emeritus Professor of Psychology, Arizona State University
Large language models can’t understand language the way humans do because they can’t perceive and make sense of the world.
Leer un texto en una pantalla o escuchar un podcast activa áreas del cerebro de manera muy similar a cuando estamos en la situación que el lenguaje describe.
A new theory of language suggests that people understand words by unconsciously simulating what they describe. Repeated exposure – and the simulation that comes with it – makes it easier to act.
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