LLMs: Stochastic Parrots or Sparks of AGI?

A debate on the nature of Large Language Models (LLMs) is coming! Emily M. Bender (coiner of the 'stochastic parrot' term) from the University of Washington will clash with OpenAI's Sébastien Bubeck (author of the influential 'Sparks of Artificial General Intelligence' paper) on whether LLMs truly understand the world or are just sophisticated simulations. Moderated by IEEE Spectrum's Eliza Strickland, the event invites audience participation through Q&A and voting. This debate delves into the fundamental questions of AI and is not to be missed!