Have Large Language Models (LLMs) demonstrated “theory of mind”?; Do LLM representations map onto the real world?; Can (and should) we slow down AI development?; Is AI myopic? What’s the symbolic future of AI?; These are key subjects of discussions between Robert Wright (Nonzero, The Evolution of God, Why Buddhism Is True) and American psychologist and cognitive scientist Gary Marcus (https://garymarcus.substack.com/, Humans vs. Machines, The Algebraic Mind, Kluge).
Robert Wright is an American author and journalist known for his wide-ranging interests in philosophy, society, science, history, politics, international relations, and religion.
The insightful conversation between the two was recorded on February 13, 2024.
