I mean I would definitely describe the way it processes things as a thought process. Researchers have had to fine tune the algorithm to find something that will simulate the human thought process enough that it produces text that we can also fundamentally understand as (human) communication. In doing so it is dealing with high level concepts in a fluid way like ourselves.

To say "stop anthropomorphizing" this algorithm is dumb because the entire intent is to mimic the way humans communicate on the internet.

It might not have a sense of self, it might be unable to dynamically change... But to me it's at least a rudimentary capture of the thought processes of the brain. It has intelligence in the way we describe intelligence, but nothing more.

Is that even a thing? I honestly would not see a doctor as anybody else but someone there to help, not as some authority I must obey or has any control over me.

I feel like I'm crazy thinking this is one of those "everybody is under playing the impact of this". Like, AI is clearly the future, it's just until now it had clear limitations in that it produced the signature word salads and such. Now we can see where it goes, this does change everything...

I feel like this is a natural reaction though in the sense that, we are okay as it is, and we should appreciate that. We don't need the technology, and it creates a self fulfilling prophecy when people accept it's as big as we think, because then everybody starts investing research to bring it further.

But like, don't you feel a bit stupid saying "oh it's just clickbait, it's not that good". It is, that good, in that it's that step that AI has needed for people to see it as more viable. I think it's no coincidence there are mass layoffs in Microsoft and Google, I think they really are paving the way to create bigger AI departments. Big business see the potential and so that's where the resources are gonna go.

Like, guys, this is just a demo basically, but it can already create entire playable (albeit basic) games in a web browser with just a few sentences typed into a box. Obviously we still need programmers, but this will catch on, it's inevitable. I'm not saying it should, but technology is just the current world manifesto no? I genuinely want to hear why it's not so good...