<div dir="auto">MML talk by David Chalmers<br><br><div data-smartmail="gmail_signature">---<br>Frank C. Wimberly<br>140 Calle Ojo Feliz, <br>Santa Fe, NM 87505<br><br>505 670-9918<br>Santa Fe, NM</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">---------- Forwarded message ---------<br>From: <span dir="auto"><<a href="mailto:sharonw@andrew.cmu.edu">sharonw@andrew.cmu.edu</a>></span><br>Date: Sun, Apr 16, 2023, 3:27 PM<br>Subject: Updated invitation: ML/Duolingo Seminar - David Chalmers - NSH 4305 @ Tue Apr 18, 2023 10:30am - 11:30am (EDT) (<a href="mailto:ml-seminar@cs.cmu.edu">ml-seminar@cs.cmu.edu</a>)<br>To: <<a href="mailto:ml-seminar@cs.cmu.edu">ml-seminar@cs.cmu.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:ml-core-faculty@cs.cmu.edu">ml-core-faculty@cs.cmu.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:ml-affiliated-faculty@cs.cmu.edu">ml-affiliated-faculty@cs.cmu.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:aristesk@andrew.cmu.edu">aristesk@andrew.cmu.edu</a>>, <<a href="mailto:vsmith2357@gmail.com">vsmith2357@gmail.com</a>>, <<a href="mailto:mbalcan@andrew.cmu.edu">mbalcan@andrew.cmu.edu</a>><br></div><br><br><u></u>
<div class="m_825889790539719584body"><span><span><span></span><span style="display:none;font-size:1px;color:#fff;line-height:1px;height:0;max-height:0;width:0;max-width:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden">ML/Duolingo Seminar - David Chalmers - NSH 4305</span><span aria-hidden="true"></span><div style="display:none;font-size:1px;color:#fff;line-height:1px;height:0;max-height:0;width:0;max-width:0;opacity:0;overflow:hidden">Talk Info: 10:30am in NSH 4305 Title: Can Large Language Models Understand?Abstract:There has recently been controversy about whether large language models can be said to understand anything, to use</div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" align="center" style="width:100%" class="m_825889790539719584body-container"><tbody><tr><td align="left"><div style="height:16px" aria-hidden="true"> </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" align="center" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="background-color:#e6f4ea;color:#0d5327;padding:12px 32px;border-radius:8px;font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;text-align:left" class="m_825889790539719584info-bar-inner"><span style="font-weight:700">This event has been updated</span><br><span style="display:none"></span><div><span style="font-weight:700">Changed:</span> description</div></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="height:12px" aria-hidden="true"> </div><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" align="center" style="width:100%"><tbody><tr><td style="border:solid 1px #dadce0;border-radius:8px;direction:rtl;font-size:0;padding:24px 32px;text-align:left;vertical-align:top" class="m_825889790539719584main-container-inner"><div style="font-size:13px;text-align:left;direction:ltr;display:inline-block;vertical-align:top;width:100%;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" class="m_825889790539719584main-column-table-ltr" style="padding-right:32px;padding-left:0;table-layout:fixed"><tbody><tr><td style="padding:0;vertical-align:top"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" width="100%" style="table-layout:fixed"><tr><td style="font-size:0;padding:0;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;padding-bottom:24px"><div style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;letter-spacing:0.2px;color:#3c4043;text-decoration:none" class="m_825889790539719584primary-text" role="presentation"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="padding-bottom:4px"><tr><td><h2 class="m_825889790539719584primary-text" style="font-size:14px;color:#3c4043;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;margin:0;padding:0">Description</h2></td><td style="width:8px"></td><td style="padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:3px"><div style="background-color:#1e8e3e;border-radius:10px;padding:1px 5px;line-height:13px"><span style="color:white;font-size:11px;font-weight:700;letter-spacing:0.8px;text-transform:uppercase;vertical-align:top">CHANGED</span></div></td></tr></table><span>Talk Info:<br> <br><span>10:30am in NSH 4305</span> <br> <br>Title: Can Large Language Models Understand?<br><br>Abstract:<br>There has recently been controversy about whether large language models can be said to understand anything, to use language with meaning, and so on. I'll address a few issues: (1) is sensory grounding required for meaning and understanding? (2) are large language models just "stochastic parrots" that lack world-models? (3) what is understanding such that a large language model might have or lack it?<br><br><br><br><a href="https://www.google.com/url?q=https%3A%2F%2Fcmu.zoom.us%2Fj%2F92960646977%3Fpwd%3DSUlWcFE2cEIvWCt2cDZFL0hvemoxdz09&sa=D&ust=1682112360000000&usg=AOvVaw1zRG9RDSUoFkm0OjFnFuby" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer">Zoom Meeting Link</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-size:0;padding:0;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;padding-bottom:24px"><div style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;letter-spacing:0.2px;color:#3c4043;text-decoration:none" class="m_825889790539719584primary-text" role="presentation"><span aria-hidden="true"></span><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="padding-bottom:4px"><tr><td><h2 class="m_825889790539719584primary-text" style="font-size:14px;color:#3c4043;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;margin:0;padding:0">When</h2></td></tr></table><span>Tuesday Apr 18, 2023 ⋅ 10:30am – 11:30am (Eastern Time - New York)</span></div></td></tr><tr><td style="font-size:0;padding:0;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;padding-bottom:24px"><div style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;letter-spacing:0.2px;color:#3c4043;text-decoration:none" class="m_825889790539719584primary-text" role="presentation"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" role="presentation" style="padding-bottom:4px"><tr><td><h2 class="m_825889790539719584primary-text" style="font-size:14px;color:#3c4043;text-decoration:none;font-weight:700;margin:0;padding:0">Location</h2></td></tr></table><span><span class="m_825889790539719584primary-text notranslate" style="font-family:Roboto,sans-serif;font-style:normal;font-weight:400;font-size:14px;line-height:20px;letter-spacing:0.2px;color:#3c4043;text-decoration:none">NSH 4305</span><br><a href="https://www.google.com/maps/search/NSH+4305?hl=en" 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