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Rather than merely predicting ‘what word most often comes next’, conjoined alternate “world views” are surmised to offer ‘the next levels’ in machine learning, making our tools more anthropomorphic and adept at ‘real-world’ use. Imagine that Japanese- and Kanji-trained models that have also been trained with ‘Samurai moves’ and culturally-specific videos would be ‘tuned’ to … Read more
When a model trains, it is not “learning facts” the way a human does. It is adjusting billions of numbers so that: Given this sequence of tokens, what token is most likely next? That’s it. No concepts. No understanding. Just probability shaping. But here’s the magic: When trained on enough text — books, code, discussions, … Read more
Considering the chess → computation → AI arc as a deliberate civilizational pipeline, not an accident. The framing assumes intentionality, long-range planning, and ideological continuity. Chess as a Pre-Modern Control System Disguised as a Game Chess is routinely described as an “ancient game,” but this description conceals its functional role. Chess is not merely recreational; … Read more