How New are Yann LeCun’s “New” Ideas?
We recorded 2 claims from this post. 2 can’t be checked. 3 more are held. Read the post at its source.
Claims from this post (2)
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Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“I won’t accuse LeCun of plagiarism, because I think he probably reached these conclusions honestly, after recognizing the failures of current architectures.”
What we tested: Marcus thinks LeCun probably reached his conclusions honestly, after recognizing the failures of current architectures, and so he will not accuse LeCun of plagiarism.
Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid
“A large part of LeCun’s new manifesto is a well-motivated call for incorporating a “configurable predictive world model” into deep learning.”
What we tested: Deep learning should incorporate configurable predictive world models.
Held from this post (3)
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- The two reviews reached different assessments. Our reading, not assessed: The core problem with large language models is that they lack cognitive models of the world.
- Attribution is uncertain
- The record does not meet the current rules. Our reading, not assessed: AI cannot really be solved with large language models alone.