Founder Joseph Jacks: Transformers are search algorithms, not intelligence algorithms
JosephJacks_ · x · 2026-10-21
Developer Joseph Jacks argues that Transformers are fundamentally search algorithms rather than intelligence algorithms. The one-line take taps into the ongoing debate over whether large models possess genuine intelligence, though no supporting argument is given in the post.
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