Language processing in humans and computers
<|reference_start|>Language processing in humans and computers: Machine-learned language models have transformed everyday life: they steer us when we study, drive, manage money. They have the potential to transform our civilization. But they hallucinate. Their realities are virtual. This note provides a high-level overview of language models and outlines a low-level model of learning machines. It turns out that, after they become capable of recognizing hallucinations and dreaming safely, as humans tend to be, the language-learning machines proceed to generate broader systems of false beliefs and self-confirming theories, as humans tend to do.<|reference_end|>
@article{pavlovic2024language,
    title={Language processing in humans and computers},
    author={Dusko Pavlovic},
    journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.14233},
    year={2024},
    archivePrefix={arXiv},
    eprint={2405.14233},
    primaryClass={cs.CL cs.LG cs.LO}
}