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Paper suggests LLMs "dream" via primitive thinking, not hallucination

A new paper proposes that Large Language Models (LLMs) engage in "primitive thinking" through practices, akin to dreaming rather than hallucinating. This perspective suggests that the cognitive tools enabling common-sense reasoning are crucial for understanding LLM behavior. The authors argue that interaction is fundamental to human communication and understanding, rather than a secondary feature. AI

IMPACT Proposes a new theoretical framework for understanding LLM behavior, shifting focus from "hallucinations" to "dreaming" and emphasizing the role of cognitive tools and interaction.

RANK_REASON The cluster contains an academic paper discussing LLM behavior and cognitive theory. [lever_c_demoted from research: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Paper suggests LLMs "dream" via primitive thinking, not hallucination

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  1. Hugging Face Daily Papers TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    LLMs and the ZPD

    One hundred years ago Vygotsky and his circle were exploring the nature of consciousness and defining what would become psychology in the Soviet Union. They concluded that children develop "scientific thinking" through interacting with enculturated adults in Zones of Proximal Dev…