Language Models and Meaning
The discussion delves into the evolving understanding of language models, particularly their capacity to represent meaning. Jacob highlights the complexities surrounding definitions of meaning, emphasizing the influence of various philosophical perspectives. He suggests that insights from the philosophy of language can enrich the NLP community's approach to operationalizing the big question of meaning in language models.In this clip
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