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sticky_symbols t1_j33ih3f wrote

Reply to comment by LarsPensjo in I asked ChatGPT if it is sentient, and I can't really argue with its point by wtfcommittee

That's improvement but definitely not self improvement since a human had to ask.

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LarsPensjo t1_j33luce wrote

Aren't all self-improvements ultimately triggered by external events?

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magnets-are-magic t1_j34qojy wrote

And aren’t humans taught how to function in society? It takes decades or mentorship from parents, school, friends. And we continue to constantly learn for our entire lives

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eroggen t1_j355ace wrote

Yes but ChatGPT doesn't have the ability to initiate the process of synthesizing external input. It can hold the conversation in "short term memory" but it can't ask questions or experiment.

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sticky_symbols t1_j37pynh wrote

Ultimately, yes. But humans can make many steps of thinking and self Improvement after that external event. Chatgpt is impacted by the event but simply does not think or reflect on its own to make further improvements.

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visarga t1_j34s0ku wrote

Like, you can put a Python REPL inside chatGPT so it can see the error messages. And allow it a number of fixing rounds.

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