nhod 2 days ago

Helen Keller famously said that before she had language (the first word of which was “water”) she had nothing, a void, and the minute she had language, “the whole world came rushing in.”

Perhaps we are not so very different?

  • fmbb 2 days ago

    All LLMs have seen more words than any human will ever experience.

    Yet they cannot take action themselves.

    • nhod 2 days ago

      That’s a safety thing that we have placed upon some LLM’s. If we designed them to have an infinite for loop, the ability to learn and improve, access to mobility and a bunch of sensors, and crypto, what do you think would happen?

      • mewpmewp2 2 days ago

        Yes, anyone can do it already. E.g. I am sure people have built simple robots with wheels in their home that LLM is controlling by reciving camera, microphone, lidar etc input and then putting output like commands where to turn, what to put in the speakers etc next and could theoretically go indefinitely if there is electricity.

  • abrookewood 2 days ago

    I like the sentiment, but reality says otherwise - just watch a newborn baby make it's demands widely known, well before language is a factor.

    • withinboredom 2 days ago

      Ummm. Maybe you should look up Helen Keller.

      • ofjcihen 2 days ago

        Helen Keller did in fact make her demands they just couldn’t be known. In contrast the LLM does nothing of its own volition.