Yann LeCun warns AI tech is marching into dead end(nytimes.com)
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Yann LeCun warns AI tech is marching into dead end
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/technology/an-ai-pioneer-warns-the-tech-herd-is-marching-into-a-dead-end.html
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In the words of Richard Stallman, it's "pretend intelligence".
The language may be structurally correct and *some* of the facts as well but any real grasp of what is being said is largely missing.
This is a direct result of a design built around probability. The overriding objective is plausibility --- not to be confused with either facts or intelligence.
The language may be structurally correct and *some* of the facts as well but any real grasp of what is being said is largely missing.
This is a direct result of a design built around probability. The overriding objective is plausibility --- not to be confused with either facts or intelligence.
I agree as a whole but aren't all thoughts some sort of guesswork? Facts just have a higher probability?
Facts just have a higher probability?
You and I understand this but an LLM doesn't.
An LLM doesn't understand the difference between fact and fiction.
It just uses probability to choose the next word. Hopefully, there are a more facts in it's database that can serve as a guide. But if not, it will just as readily use fiction to produce something that sounds plausible.
Anything an LLM produces simply cannot be trusted and is a poor example of "intelligence".
You and I understand this but an LLM doesn't.
An LLM doesn't understand the difference between fact and fiction.
It just uses probability to choose the next word. Hopefully, there are a more facts in it's database that can serve as a guide. But if not, it will just as readily use fiction to produce something that sounds plausible.
Anything an LLM produces simply cannot be trusted and is a poor example of "intelligence".