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GPT-2 as step toward general intelligence (2019)
A machine learning researcher writes me in response to yesterday’s post, saying:I still think GPT-2 is a brute-force statistical pattern matcher which blends up the internet and gives you bac…
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AI & Machine LearningScience & Space2023
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2023 | GPT-2 as step toward general intelligence (2019) by savanaly | 78 | 25 |
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