I believe chatbots understand part of what they say. Let me explain.
Try out my quantum mechanics course (and many others on math and science) on Brilliant using the link https://brilliant.org/sabine. You can get started for free, and the first 200 will get 20% off the annual premium subscription. I used to think that today's so-called "artificial intelligences" are actually pretty dumb. But I've recently changed my mind. In this video I want to explain why I think that they do understand some of what they do, if not very much. And since I was already freely speculating, I have added some thoughts about how the situation with AIs is going to develop. 💌 Support us on Donatebox ➜ https://donorbox.org/swtg 👉 Transcript and References on Patreon ➜   / sabine  📩 Sign up for my weekly science newsletter. It's free! ➜ https://sabinehossenfelder.com/newsle... 🔗 Join this channel to get access to perks ➜    / @sabinehossenfelder  00:00 Intro 01:15 The Chinese Room 03:05 The Quantum Room 04:14 How Do Chatbots Learn? 07:15 What Does "Understanding" Mean? 15:46 Do We "Understand" Quantum Mechanics? 18:21 Where Will The AI Boom Lead Us? 20:30 Check Out My Quantum Mechanics Course #science #philosophy

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