Communication, Vocalisation, and Language
cs.CL
Submitted: 2026-10-12
Updated: 2026-10-12
Comments: A written version of my argument with with Roger, with input from Bruce. 6 pages and one (Venn) diagram
License: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
The gist: The contention is that the current batch of Large Language Models don't *understand* language, but they *do* it.
Abstract
The contention is that the current batch of Large Language Models don't *understand* language, but they *do* it. Rather than LLMs forming some kind of ``distributed representation'' of symbols, the claim is that LLMs are capturing ``Cultural Intelligence'' and grounding symbols in what the sociologists call practices.
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