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Google’s Gemini 3.0 Pro helps solve longstanding mystery in the Nuremberg Chronicle
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nowhere in the article do they say that they could verify what the LMM(sic!) actually came up with or how plausible it was.
It's not hard for any genAI to come up with some "solution". it actually being correct is the hard part
Indeed. What a shitty article. Not even a hint at what this mighty revelation actually was.
Of course The LLM came up with an ultra-confident solution. It always does. I cannot not do. It probably even concluded with a 12 year old YouTube-video that perfectly explains everything 😁
Mm, I agree. It's not that interesting until someone has verified it.
That's where the human comes in though. The value of genAI is that it can generate outputs that can trigger ideas in your head which you can then go and evaluate. A lot of the time the trick is in finding the right thread to pull on. That's why it's often helpful to talk through a problem with somebody or to start writing things down. The process of going through the steps often triggers a memory or lets you build a connection with another concept. LLMs serve a similar role where they can stimulate a particular thought or memory that you can then apply to the problem you're solving.
I love that you just blew past what the commenter was talking about to preach the AI gospel. It's fitting with the subject matter.
I'm not sure what you're claiming I blew past here. I simply pointed out that nobody is expecting LLMs to validate the solutions it comes up with on its own, or to trust it to come up with a correct solution independently. Ironic that you're the one who actually decided to blow past what I wrote to make a personal attack.
And that's not what the commenter was talking about. He wasn't expecting anything else from the LLM. He wanted to see the actual proof that any of this happened, and that it was verified by a human. All the article said was this happened and it worked. If that's true what were the results and how were they verified?
In other words, you're saying neither of you could be arsed to click through to the actual discussion on the project page before making vapid comments? https://blog.gdeltproject.org/gemini-as-indiana-jones-how-gemini-3-0-deciphered-the-mystery-of-a-nuremberg-chronicle-leafs-500-year-old-roundels/
Again you didn't answer the question. This is just the prompt and the answer. Where is the proof of the truth claim? Where is the actual human saying "I'm an expert in this field and this is how I know it's true." Just because it has a good explanation for how it did the translation doesn't mean the translation is correct. If I missed it somewhere in this wall of text feel free to point me to the quote, but that is just an AI paste bin to me.
Nobody was claiming a proof, that's just the straw man the two of you have been using. What the article and the original post from researchers says is that it helped them come up with a plausible explanation. Maybe actually try to engage with the content you're discussing?
You posted in science and are upset that people asked for proof. Don't know what you expected. We are already well aware that when you give an AI a prompt it will confidently give you an answer. The crux of any of these claims comes down to whether or not it actually is true.
I get the impression that you don't understand how science actually works. Science is about examining the evidence, then making hypothesis, and testing them to see if they're viable. Proof is never guaranteed in the scientific process, and it's rarely definitive. Seems to me like you just wanted to bray about AI here without actually having anything to say.
And the assumption you must take through the entire process is scepticism. You assume you're wrong and try to prove that. You look for holes in your theory and try to find any issues in those holes. I'm not seeing any attempts at that.
You literally just made up a baseless argument that the researchers aren't doing due diligence. I'm skeptical of your thesis and I'm not seeing any attempt on your part to provide any supporting evidence for it.
From our conversation so far I'm not surprised.
Edit: I'm not claiming the proof doesn't exist. I'm reminding you over and over that you and the researchers failed to provide it.
And I'm reminding you over and over that it's completely beside the point. I'm sure when they publish the research they will provide the reasoning for their hypothesis, and how they tested it. Then other researchers will examine their findings, and point out problems with the research if they exist. That's how scientific process actually works.
When they publish that feel free to tag me. Otherwise we don't have anything to talk about.
This whole thread was just you trying to make a straw man.
I'm sorry you feel that way.
I'm sorry you felt the need to argue a point nobody was bringing up, and which added absolutely nothing of value to the discussion.
I'm not sure you're aware, but this conversation is over. Have a great rest of your day. I hope you're right, but I will remain skeptical.