ChatGPT can discuss chess brilliantly but routinely makes illegal moves during actual gameplay. AI researcher Gary Marcus argues this isn’t a quirk—it reveals that large language models lack “world models,” the internal representations of reality that humans use to understand how things work. This limitation may be fundamental to current AI architectures, with significant implications for how we should think about and use these powerful but imperfect tools.
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What My Daughter’s Drawing Taught Me About Words
Language is a maker, not a mirror. And continuing to use it creatively is now more important than ever.
Check Your Lenses
Different tools enable different types of seeing and thinking.
What Changed Your Mind?
The most important mind-changers aren't nuggets you'll note in a TED talk or even lessons you'll learn from a book. They're experiences that change who you are.
Don’t Let Yourself Be Too Complete
Nature and culture conspire to create people who are never quite complete. And it's a good thing, too.
Why Words Matter
There's a very real sense in which words have conjured the world as we know it. Which is why we should treat them with care.
Expect to Be Misunderstood
Sometimes it seems like we're speaking different languages. And that's because we are, even when we aren't.
2 Ways to Know Bo (and Each Other)
The two basic types of English nouns point to two basically different types of knowledge. Here's what each can teach us about how to know each other.
