Does ChatGPT have semantic understanding? A problem with the statistics-of-occurrence strategy

2023/09/20 by Lisa Miracchi Titus · 1 voice · 79 citations
Computer Science · Psychology · Social Sciences · #Aggregate (composite) #Artificial intelligence #CLARITY #Cognition #Computer science #Function (biology) #Language and cultural evolution #Linguistics #Meaning (existential) #Natural Language Processing Techniques #Natural language processing #Phrase #Psychology #Semantic memory #Topic Modeling #Word (group theory) #Word2vec

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cogsys.2023.101174

published in Cognitive Systems Research 83, 101174 (Elsevier BV)

openalex publication_date 2023/09/20 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14

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Discussions

• Titus, Lisa Miracchi. "Does ChatGPT have semantic understanding? A problem with the statistics-of-occurrence strategy." Cognitive Systems Research 83 (2024): 101174. Nice one to complement my paper w [bsky, 37 points, 2 comments]