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What has sparked a heated debate in the AI community?
What has sparked a heated debate in the AI community?
- The reference to humans and other animals
- The impact of AI on driving cars
- The philosophical engagement with understanding
- The recent rise of large-scale AI systems (correct)
Why is the debate about whether machines understand natural language important?
Why is the debate about whether machines understand natural language important?
- It is essential for the ethical development of AI
- It is crucial for the philosophical understanding of AI
- It determines the impact of AI on diagnosing diseases
- It has real stakes for how much we can trust them to perform tasks impacting humans (correct)
Who has long engaged with the question of understanding something?
Who has long engaged with the question of understanding something?
- Machines and animals
- AI systems and large language models
- Philosophers, cognitive scientists, and educators (correct)
- The elderly and children
What is the recent rise of large-scale AI systems especially focused on?
What is the recent rise of large-scale AI systems especially focused on?