Not Only Us But Also Large Language Models? - An Introspective Review on C. Berwick & N. Chomsky's Why Only Us: Language and Evolution -
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This paper raises a fundamental question in the era of generative AI in light of Berwick & Chomsky's fundamental assertions about biolinguistics: Can humans share linguistic capacities with large language models? From the current linguistic assertions about human language faculties and the emergent abilities of large language models, the two-fold impacts of large language models come from two aspects: First, large language models exhibit a comprehensive evolutionary profile from communication (NLU-centered tasks) to thoughts (NLG-centered tasks). Secondly, there are significant parallels between AI evolution and human language evolution. Consequently, this paper proposes that future researchers strengthen the combination of biolinguistics and computer linguistics to mediate the debate on "AI Pause" and embrace the new era of safe and efficient AI.
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This paper raises a fundamental question in the era of generative AI in light of Berwick & Chomsky's fundamental assertions about biolinguistics: Can humans share linguistic capacities with large language models? From the current linguistic assertions about human language faculties and the emergent abilities of large language models, the two-fold impacts of large language models come from two aspects: First, large language models exhibit a comprehensive evolutionary profile from communication (NLU-centered tasks) to thoughts (NLG-centered tasks). Secondly, there are significant parallels between AI evolution and human language evolution. Consequently, this paper proposes that future researchers strengthen the combination of biolinguistics and computer linguistics to mediate the debate on "AI Pause" and embrace the new era of safe and efficient AI.
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