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AI, in this case, refers to LLMs, GPT technology, and anything listed as "AI" meant to increase market valuations.
For those not in the know:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_room
Very first words:
The Chinese room argument holds that a computer executing a program cannot have a mind, understanding, or consciousness,[a] regardless of how intelligently or human-like the program may make the computer behave.
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Which is why its actually bullshit to call any of it AI because a fancy pattern recognition algorithm with a search index behind it doesnt mean Artificial intelligence.
Yup, I either call them LLMs or "AI" Marketing departments have utterly embraced it because everyone, myself included, thinks of science fiction AI and they are so not.
A fun thing I've noticed is that for image gen ones, they threw in so much gundam and warhammer 40k art that getting things outside of those when you ask for a "mech" is surprisingly difficult.
Its really surprising that Games Workshop hasnt done anything on that.
It's a fancy chatbot.
The Eliza Effect was noted in 1966.