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Similarly, if you give GPT-3 a task that's too complex to do in the time it takes to calculate its next token, it may confabulate an incorrect guess. Yet, akin to humans, that doesn't necessarily mean the model is incapable of the task. With some time and space to reason things out, the model still may be able to answer reliably.
openai-cookbook/techniques_to_improve_reliability.md
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Only through a lower time preference can a human decide to take time away from hunting and dedicate that time to building a spear or fishing rod that cannot be eaten itself, but can allow him to hunt more proficiently.
The Bitcoin Standard
Saifedean Ammous
You are an animal whose behavior is determined by the laws of nature, but after you act, your mind retroactively loops around and judges that you were free.
Free Will Explained
Dan Barker
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