在大型语言模型中分离语言和思想
Kyle Mahowald1, Anna A Ivanova2, Idan A Blank3
1The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA.
Trends in cognitive sciences
|March 20, 2024
概括
大型语言模型 (LLM) 显示出强大的正式语言能力,但与功能能力扎. 掌握这两种语言可能需要专门的机制来使用类似人类语言.
科学领域:
- 人工智能的人工智能
- 计算语言学 计算语言学
- 认知科学 认知科学
背景情况:
- 大型语言模型 (LLM) 接近人类语言掌握,但他们的能力仍在争论中.
- 人类语言能力涉及不同的形式 (基于规则) 和功能 (上下文) 方面.
- 神经科学揭示了人类正式和功能性语言能力的单独的神经支.
研究的目的:
- 根据正式与功能性语言能力的区别来评估大型语言模型 (LLM).
- 为了比较LLM在正式和功能任务上的表现.
- 探索对开发类似人类的人工智能语言能力的影响.
主要方法:
- 在对旨在探讨正规语言能力 (例如语法,语法) 的任务进行评估的课程中,对LLM进行了评估.
- 在测量功能性语言能力 (例如,现实世界语言使用,上下文理解) 的任务上评估了LLM.
- 与人类神经科学关于语言处理的发现相比,对表现进行了分析.
主要成果:
- 法学士在正式语言能力方面表现出显著的熟练程度.
- 在功能性语言能力任务上LLM的表现不一致,通常需要微调或外部模块.
- 在法学士的基于规则的知识与他们在语境中有效使用语言的能力之间存在差距.
结论:
- 士在掌握语言规则方面表现出色,但在功能性地应用语言方面落后,反映了人类的认知专业化.
- 在人工智能中实现类似人类的语言能力可能需要为正式和功能能力开发不同的机制.
- 未来的LLM发展应该集中在弥合功能性语言能力的差距,以实现更强大的语言理解和生成.
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