Scientific Method in the age of large language models

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The rapid progress in large language models (LLMs) and their widespread accessibility have sparked enthusiasm and concern in the scientific community. Ethical and policy experts in artificial intelligence highlight the need for careful and responsible use of these technologies to maintain scientific integrity and trust. LLMs, which emerged around 2017, are deep learning models trained … Read more

Eugene The Chatbot Did not Pass the Turing Test

Over the past weekend many “credible” media outlets falsely reported that a “super computer” had convinced about a 30 percent of judges that it was a 13-year-old boy and hence passing the elusive Turing test. Over the past few days several experts quickly reported the findings as false. University of Reading sponsored an event. A computer … Read more