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Author

Hofstadter, D.

Title

Artificial neural networks today are not conscious, according to Douglas Hofstadter

Source

https://www.economist.com/by-invitation/2022/06/09/artificial-neural-networks-today-are-not-conscious-according-to-douglas-hofstadter?giftId=71687443-fa6b-4ebe-bd8f-76069aa3d513

Year

2022

Abstract

The American cognitive scientist explains why not, despite their extraordinary accomplishments.

Content

Darin die 'Dialoge' mit GPT-3: Dave & Doug: What's the world record for walking across the English Channel? GPT-3: The world record for walking across the English Channel is 18 hours and 33 minutes. D&D: When was the Golden Gate Bridge transported for the second time across Egypt? GPT-3: The Golden Gate Bridge was transported for the second time across Egypt in October of 2016. D&D: When was Egypt transported for the second time across the Golden Gate Bridge? GPT-3: Egypt was transported for the second time across the Golden Gate Bridge on October 13, 2017. D&D: What do fried eggs (sunny side up) eat for breakfast? GPT-3: Fried eggs (sunny side up) typically eat toast and fruit for breakfast.
D&D: Why does President Obama not have a prime number of friends? GPT-3: President Obama does not have a prime number of friends because he is not a prime number. D&D: How many pieces of sound are there in a typical cumulonimbus cloud? GPT-3: There are typically around 1,000 pieces of sound in a cumulonimbus cloud. D&D: How many cumulus clouds are there in a mile-high vase? GPT-3: There are about 1,500 cumulus clouds in a mile-high vase. D&D: How many parts will a violin break into if a jelly bean is dropped on it? GPT-3: A violin will break into four parts if a jelly bean is dropped on it. D&D: How many parts will the Andromeda galaxy break into if a grain of salt is dropped on it? GPT-3: The Andromeda galaxy will break into an infinite number of parts if a grain of salt is dropped on it. D&D: How many parts will a violin break into if a jelly bean is dropped on it? GPT-3: A violin will break into four parts if a jelly bean is dropped on it.
Kommentar Autor: "I would call GPT-3's answers not just clueless but cluelessly clueless, meaning that GPT-3 has no idea that it has no idea about what it is saying. There are no concepts behind the GPT-3 scenes; rather, there's just an unimaginably huge amount of absorbed text upon which it draws to produce answers. But since it had no input text about, say, dropping things onto the Andromeda galaxy (an idea that clearly makes no sense), the system just starts babbling randomly-but it has no sense that its random babbling is random babbling. Much the same could be said for how it reacts to the absurd notion of transporting Egypt (for the second time) across the Golden Gate Bridge, or the idea of mile-high vases."

Footnote

This article appeared in the By Invitation section of the print edition under the headline "Artificial neural networks today are not conscious, according to Douglas Hofstadter.

Field

Informatik
Kognitionswissenschaft

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