← Back to context Comment by root_axis 1 day ago None of those arguments claim "LLMs could not possibly be good models of some cognitive capacity" 4 comments root_axis Reply rerdavies 21 hours ago The "some cognitive capacity" that's relevant to the current discussion is "consciousness". azakai 1 day ago What about the cognitive capacity of understanding? root_axis 1 day ago The use of the term "understanding" in the quote you mentioned is a claim about metaphysics, not cognitive capacity. hodgehog11 21 hours ago From Merriam-Webster:cognitive: as in reasonable; of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, *understanding*, learning, and remembering)
rerdavies 21 hours ago The "some cognitive capacity" that's relevant to the current discussion is "consciousness".
azakai 1 day ago What about the cognitive capacity of understanding? root_axis 1 day ago The use of the term "understanding" in the quote you mentioned is a claim about metaphysics, not cognitive capacity. hodgehog11 21 hours ago From Merriam-Webster:cognitive: as in reasonable; of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, *understanding*, learning, and remembering)
root_axis 1 day ago The use of the term "understanding" in the quote you mentioned is a claim about metaphysics, not cognitive capacity. hodgehog11 21 hours ago From Merriam-Webster:cognitive: as in reasonable; of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, *understanding*, learning, and remembering)
hodgehog11 21 hours ago From Merriam-Webster:cognitive: as in reasonable; of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, *understanding*, learning, and remembering)
The "some cognitive capacity" that's relevant to the current discussion is "consciousness".
What about the cognitive capacity of understanding?
The use of the term "understanding" in the quote you mentioned is a claim about metaphysics, not cognitive capacity.
From Merriam-Webster:
cognitive: as in reasonable; of, relating to, or involving conscious mental activities (such as thinking, *understanding*, learning, and remembering)