Scott Aaronson Explores Self-Referentiality in LLMs

Scott Aaronson published a blog post on LLM self-referentiality, examining the logic and philosophy of models talking about themselves. He also mourns the once-popular Hofstadterian idea that strange loops and self-reference are the secret of intelligence.

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