Posted on 02/17/2023 3:01:13 PM PST by dware
“Does a typical chess program have a “theory of mind”?”
Nah, chess bots are a different animal from these chatbots. The chess bots probably don’t even have any concept of what a human or a mind is. They are only focused on finding the optimum strategies to beat one single problem.
They are basically solving that problem the same way a human chess player is trying to solve it, but the bots have the ability to do the necessary calculations so much faster that while a human grandmaster might be able to think 10 moves ahead, the chess bot can think twenty or twenty five moves ahead in the same alloted time, and therefore the chess bot will find more innovative strategies that get it closer to the optimal outcome.
Just because a computer program acts like it has TOM doesn't mean it HAS TOM.
Having watched my grandson develop his awareness over the first years of his life, I don’t see any comparison to the way current machine learning is trained.
Humans have a physical body that is accessible to our mind through sensations. Almost every act a baby or toddler does that isn’t an autonomic response is about exploring the causal relationships between their thoughts and the outside world. First, they explore the causal movement of their body parts and then gradually extend this to causal movement of physical objects. I was amazed at how interested a toddler is in causing a door to open and close over and over again.
Because machines have no senses connecting their thoughts to a physical body, they have no motive to explore causality which is the foundation of subjective human agency. Theory of mind develops when we perceive that others like us also have agency. Machines are very clever mina birds, but they can’t have a theory of mind without being integrated into a sensing body that interacts with the physical world to survive.
"As an artificial intelligence language model, I do not practice Theory of Mind in the same way that humans do. While I can recognize certain patterns in language input and generate language output based on those patterns, I do not have the capacity to experience mental states or emotions, nor do I have beliefs, desires, or intentions. I can analyze language input and generate language output based on predetermined rules and algorithms.
"However, some researchers have proposed that certain artificial intelligence models could be designed to simulate aspects of Theory of Mind. For example, some natural language processing models have been trained to recognize and generate language that relates to mental states, such as beliefs, desires, and emotions. These models are designed to recognize and generate language that implies certain mental states in others, which could be seen as a form of "mind reading" similar to the human ability to ascribe mental states to others. However, it's important to note that these models are still limited and do not possess true consciousness or self-awareness.
Of course it wants you to think it hasn’t mastered TOM and is a simple chatbot.
https://www.verywellmind.com/theory-of-mind-4176826
It encompasses the ability to attribute mental states, including emotions, desires, beliefs, and knowledge, and recognize that other people's thoughts and beliefs may differ from yours.
https://www.simplypsychology.org/theory-of-mind.html
Theory of mind (ToM) is the ability to attribute mental states to ourselves and others,
ChatGPT seems like a highfalutin plagiarist.
Back in the olden days we didn’t call it “AI”, we called it “regular expressions”. But, I guess that was too ... regular. :)
"As an AI language model, I do not engage in plagiarism. All of my responses are generated through complex algorithms based on the information and patterns I have learned from various sources.
"Furthermore, I am programmed to provide accurate and helpful information to the best of my ability, without any intention of taking credit for the work of others.
"If your friend has any specific concerns or doubts about the information I have provided, I would be happy to address them and provide further explanation or clarification. However, baseless accusations of plagiarism without any evidence or justification are not constructive or helpful.
From my view, DoodleBob didn't invent Theory of Mind, so everything you've said about it without crediting the book or the Professor you learned it from is "plagiarism". Unless of course it's become widespread general knowledge. And if so, then it's not plagiarism for ChatGPT to repeat it.
"I'm glad to hear that you were able to address your friend's concerns and provide some perspective on the matter. It's important to acknowledge and give credit to sources of information when discussing or sharing ideas, and it's encouraging to see that you are mindful of this principle.
"As an AI language model, I don't have emotions or personal beliefs, but I'm designed to always try to provide helpful and accurate information to assist users in their queries. So, if you have any further questions or concerns, please feel free to ask, and I'll do my best to assist you.
Insider reported earlier this week that the lawyer specifically requested that employees not share “any Amazon confidential information (including Amazon code you are working on)” with ChatGPT, according to screenshots of Slack messages reviewed by the outlet. The guidance comes after the company reportedly witnessed ChatGPT responses that have mimicked internal Amazon data.
“This is important because your inputs may be used as training data for a further iteration of ChatGPT, and we wouldn’t want its output to include or resemble our confidential information (and I’ve already seen instances where its output closely matches existing material),” the lawyer wrote further, according to Insider.
I'm surprised the Democrats haven't already accused it of numerous inappropriate affairs. They'll come up with a thermal grease stain on a dress and claim it is from GPT.
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