The argumentative theory of reason says that humans evolved reasoning skills not to make better decisions in their life but to argue more skillfully with others.
Afaik most LWs think this is not particularly plausible and perhaps overly cynical, and I’d agree. But is it fair to say that the theory is accurate for ChatGPT? And insofar as ChatGPT is non-human-like, is that evidence against the theory for humans?
The argumentative theory of reason says that humans evolved reasoning skills not to make better decisions in their life but to argue more skillfully with others.
Afaik most LWs think this is not particularly plausible and perhaps overly cynical, and I’d agree. But is it fair to say that the theory is accurate for ChatGPT? And insofar as ChatGPT is non-human-like, is that evidence against the theory for humans?