Summary of Chatting with Bots: Ai, Speech Acts, and the Edge Of Assertion, by Iwan Williams et al.
Chatting with Bots: AI, Speech Acts, and the Edge of Assertion
by Iwan Williams, Tim Bayne
First submitted to arxiv on: 22 Oct 2024
Categories
- Main: Computation and Language (cs.CL)
- Secondary: Artificial Intelligence (cs.AI)
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| High | Paper authors | High Difficulty Summary Read the original abstract here |
| Medium | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Medium Difficulty Summary This paper investigates whether large language models can engage in assertion, specifically examining if current-generation chatbots are capable of producing assertions. The Thesis of Chatbot Assertion posits that chatbots can assert, and some of their output qualifies as such. The authors provide motivation for this thesis, arguing it should be taken seriously, and review recent objections, concluding that neither influential response to the dilemma is satisfactory. Instead, they propose a category of proto-assertion, which resolves the dilemma when applied to chatbots. |
| Low | GrooveSquid.com (original content) | Low Difficulty Summary This paper asks if big computer programs can really say something is true or false. It’s like asking if a robot can have an opinion! The authors think these “chatbots” can do this, but others disagree. They look at why some people think it’s okay and why others don’t. In the end, they come up with a new idea called “proto-assertion,” which helps us understand when chatbots are just pretending to have an opinion. |
