Andriyo t1_je8pc91 wrote on March 30, 2023 at 5:51 AM

Reply to comment by Cryptizard in The argument that a computer can't really "understand" things is stupid and completely irrelevant. by hey__bert

Our understanding is also statistically based on the fact that majority of texts that we saw use 10-based numbers. One can invent math where 2+2=5 (and mathematicians do that all the time). so your "understanding" is just formed statistically from the fact that it's the most common convention to finish text "2+2=...". Arguably, a simple calculator has better understanding of addition since it has more precise model of addition operation

Cryptizard t1_je94z3w wrote on March 30, 2023 at 9:31 AM

No lol. A better way to illustrate what I am saying is that if you learn how addition works, then if you ever see 2+2=5 you can know it is wrong and reject that data. LLMs cannot, they consider everything equally. And no, there is no number system where 2+2=5 that is not how bases work.