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My mental model of how LLMs work
Debates about large language models (LLMs) often revolve around what they can and can’t do, i.e., their “capabilities”. Typically these are discussed in terms of canonically human constructs like reasoning (“Can LLMs reason?”) or world mode...
The epistemology of lower-back pain (pt. 3)
Pain—has an Element of Blank—
It cannot recollect
When it begun—or if there were
A time when it was not—It has no Future—but itself—
Its Infinite contain
Its Past—enlightened to perceive
New Periods—of Pa...
Coherentism and the case for complementary science
Back in April, I submitted an anonymous version of this review of Hasok Chang’s Inventing Temperature to the ACX book review contest. It wasn’t selected for the list of finalists, so I’m posting it here now. I also cross-posted it over at t...
Claims, goals, and metaphors
Scientific researchers frequently make theoretical claims on the basis of empirical observations. In these cases, there is sometimes a trade-off between describing a result precisely and describing it more concisely, e.g., in terms of more...
Language models as “distributional baselines”
Psycholinguists study, among other things, the processes involved in language learning, comprehension, and production. This involves building theories that express relationships between the relevant variables or constructs at play. Theories...
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