u/CommieLoser

LLMs predict best within a local average - for example: two simple people from the same time and place will likely have a very predictable exchange, so the bar to create an LLM that can provide a realistic conversation is simple.

Meanwhile, anyone who is very curious and/or well-read might find that a convo with an LLM is far different from talking to a peer. The more complex the person, the less likely one will be able to guess in what direction that person might go next. As complexity goes up, patterns that work in a simple conversations are like applying the rules of checkers to chess.

This technology creates many questions about intelligence, but in my opinion, it mostly tells us what intelligence isn't.