> but that we are all just a fancy auto-complete (or at least indistinguishable from one).
Yeah, but we are a wayfancier (and way more efficient) auto-complete than ChatGPT. For one thing, our auto-complete is based on more than just words. We auto-complete feelings, images, sounds, vibes, pheromones, the list goes on. And at the end of the day, we are more important than an AI because we are human (circular reasoning intended).
But to your point, for a long time I've played a game with myself where I try to think of a sequence of words that are as random and disconnected as possible, and it's surprisingly hard, because our brains have evolved to want to both see and generate meaning. There is always some thread of a connection between the words. I suggest to anyone to try that exercise to understand how Markovian our speech really is at a fundamental level.
Yeah, but we are a way fancier (and way more efficient) auto-complete than ChatGPT. For one thing, our auto-complete is based on more than just words. We auto-complete feelings, images, sounds, vibes, pheromones, the list goes on. And at the end of the day, we are more important than an AI because we are human (circular reasoning intended).
But to your point, for a long time I've played a game with myself where I try to think of a sequence of words that are as random and disconnected as possible, and it's surprisingly hard, because our brains have evolved to want to both see and generate meaning. There is always some thread of a connection between the words. I suggest to anyone to try that exercise to understand how Markovian our speech really is at a fundamental level.