I agree with your frustrations, I think his views are somewhat inconsistent and confusing. But I also find my own understanding to be a bit confused and in need of better sources.
I do think the discussion François has in this interview is interesting. He talks about the ways people have tried to apply LLMs to ARC, and I think he makes some good points about the strengths and shortcomings of LLMs on tasks like this.
But I also find my own understanding to be a bit confused and in need of better sources.
Mine too, for sure.
And agreed, Chollet’s points are really interesting. As much as I’m sometimes frustrated with him, I think that ARC-AGI and his willingness to (get someone to) stake substantial money on it has done a lot to clarify the discourse around LLM generality, and also makes it harder for people to move the goalposts and then claim they were never moved).
I agree with your frustrations, I think his views are somewhat inconsistent and confusing. But I also find my own understanding to be a bit confused and in need of better sources.
I do think the discussion François has in this interview is interesting. He talks about the ways people have tried to apply LLMs to ARC, and I think he makes some good points about the strengths and shortcomings of LLMs on tasks like this.
Mine too, for sure.
And agreed, Chollet’s points are really interesting. As much as I’m sometimes frustrated with him, I think that ARC-AGI and his willingness to (get someone to) stake substantial money on it has done a lot to clarify the discourse around LLM generality, and also makes it harder for people to move the goalposts and then claim they were never moved).