# Language processing in humans and computers

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.14233 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/2405.14233/

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- First posted on arXiv 23 May 2024.

## Abstract (arXiv)

Machine-learned language models have transformed everyday life: they steer us when we study, drive, manage money. They have the potential to transform our civilization. But they hallucinate. Their realities are virtual. This note provides a high-level overview of language models and outlines a low-level model of learning machines. It turns out that, after they become capable of recognizing hallucinations and dreaming safely, as humans tend to be, the language-learning machines proceed to generate broader systems of false beliefs and self-confirming theories, as humans tend to do.