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Noam Chomsky: The False Promise of ChatGPT

Noam Chomsky's 3/8/23 NYT op-ed discusses the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) and how machine learning programs like OpenAI's ChatGPT, Google's Bard, and Microsoft's Sydney can generate human-like language and thought. While these programs are helpful in narrow domains, they differ significantly from how humans reason and use language. This, in turn, limits their ability to replicate the capabilities of the human mind, including intellectual insight and creativity.  

Chomsky argues that the hype surrounding AI is misguided and that investments should focus on understanding human language and knowledge instead. He suggests that the current state of AI is both comic and tragic, with significant attention and money concentrated on something trivial compared to the human mind's infinite capabilities.

Citation:  https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/08/opinion/noam-chomsky-chatgpt-ai.html

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