> just find the most probable word that follows next
Well, if in all situations you can predict which word Einstein would probably say next, then I think you're in a good spot.
This "most probable" stuff is just absurd handwaving. Every prompt of even a few words is unique, there simply is no trivially "most probable" continuation. Probable given what? What these machines learn to do is predicting what intelligence would do, which is the same as being intelligent.
Well, if in all situations you can predict which word Einstein would probably say next, then I think you're in a good spot.
This "most probable" stuff is just absurd handwaving. Every prompt of even a few words is unique, there simply is no trivially "most probable" continuation. Probable given what? What these machines learn to do is predicting what intelligence would do, which is the same as being intelligent.