I think there is true emergence coming from these newest large language models, which is something that can't be captured by reducing the system to merely a mathematical Plinko machine. To understand emergent behaviors, the system really does need to be treated like a black box and experimented on.
And a secondary point, what if a large fraction of our intelligence comes from language, not the other way around. If that's true, then we might be well on our way to building the spark of an AGI.
And a secondary point, what if a large fraction of our intelligence comes from language, not the other way around. If that's true, then we might be well on our way to building the spark of an AGI.