New Paper Argues LLMs Are Polyphonic Systems, Rethinking 'Understanding'

Researchers Matthieu Queloz and Pierre Beckmann argue in a new paper that LLMs are 'polyphonic systems' in which many internal voices contribute to every output. This challenges traditional attributions of 'understanding' and calls for redefining the concept.

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