Understanding Machines
Emily discusses the concept of machine understanding, particularly in the context of voice assistants like Siri and Alexa. She emphasizes that these machines demonstrate a form of understanding when they successfully perform tasks, as their training involves mapping language to real-world actions. The conversation also touches on the challenges of creating tasks that require genuine interaction with the world, rather than relying solely on predictive language models.In this clip
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