Edward Gibson on Human Language, Syntax and LLMs
Lex Fridman · Podcast · 2 h 51 min · 2024 · YouTube title: Edward Gibson: Human Language, Psycholinguistics, Syntax, Grammar & LLMs | Lex Fridman Podcast #426
Why it's here
HN cites it for the argument that LLMs capture language form but not meaning, and for how the brain's language network works.
What it covers
Lex Fridman interviews MIT psycholinguist Edward Gibson on human language, syntax, grammar and how large language models relate to them. The conversation runs nearly three hours.