Talking about large language models
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Author(s)
Shanahan, Murray
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Interacting with a contemporary LLM-based conversational agent can create an illusion of being in the presence of a thinking creature. Yet, in their very nature, such systems are fundamentally not like us.
Date Issued
2024-02
Date Acceptance
2023-09-23
Citation
Communications of the ACM, 2024, 67 (2), pp.68-79
ISSN
0001-0782
Publisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Start Page
68
End Page
79
Journal / Book Title
Communications of the ACM
Volume
67
Issue
2
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Identifier
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3624724
Publication Status
Published
Date Publish Online
2024-01-25