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[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

Here's a white paper explicitly proving:

  1. No emergent properties (illusory due to bad measures)
  2. Predictable linear progress with model size

https://arxiv.org/abs/2304.15004

The field changes fast, I understand it is hard to keep up

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Sure, if you define "emergent abilities" just so. It's obvious from context that this is not what I described.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Their paper uses industry standard definitions

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Their paper uses terminology that makes sense in context. It's not a definition of "emergent behavior."