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A few years ago saying that there will be soon AI that perfectly understands human natural language was viewed as unrealistic science fiction. Today the possibility of an AI god is regarded as unrealistic science fiction.

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Just to clarify a few things. First, there is no AI, only LLMs. Second, no LLM understands anything at all, never mind human language. Third, no LLM operates anywhere near to perfection at any task. It is still unrealistic science fiction.

Wishful thinking.

Just to clarify a few things. First, there is no intelligence just evolved primates triggering neurons with chemicals. Second, no human understands anything at all they're just dumb machines reacting to stimulus. Third, no human operates anywhere near perfection at any task.

I keep watching old Star Trek TNG episodes and the way Data and the ship’s computer is portrayed seems to have been largely matched or even surpassed. And that was supposed to be 24th century tech that we caught up to in 35 years.

Todays models don't hold a candle to data, they are better at reading emotions yes but everything else they are horrible at in comparison.

Sci fi writers just assumed that emotions would be hard for computers but apparently it isn't that hard at all compared to rational thinking.

We're nowhere near Data, or ship's computer, level of AI.

Is this a joke?

Data has the ability to be accurate and store and index all the information, not present a lossy copy where he hallucinates.

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