Simulators
A blog post by janus, generative.ink, dated 2 September 2022. date on the author's page, 2 September 2022.
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- Simulators generative.ink, the author's site; also posted on LessWrong · published 2022-09-02 · Retrieved for the candidate pack on 2026-10-29 (SHA-256 69e3008c1a3934934304531b5fa5fbdd37b26ecaf67628f7a5b540621ac6ddd2). Current page as served on 2026-10-29, dated 2 September 2022. The cross-family check retrieved it again on 2026-10-31, with the same bytes.
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- Language models lack agency or understandingThe post Simulators by janus, of September 2022, describes GPT as a simulator, not itself an agent, that can simulate agentic and non-agentic simulacra and can act like an agent.2022-09-02 · publication · Stated in source · Supported Inspect claim & evidence ↗Language models lack agency or understanding: propositions page →
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