OpenAI's o3 model is smart, but has a serious problem with lying

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jqpabc123 · 5d ago

Same stuff, different day --- real "truth" or "understanding" simply can't be obtained from a statistical model in any sort of reliable manner.

As my professors used to say back in college, this should be intuitively obvious.

lamename · 1d ago

The saddest part is watching friends and colleagues who i previously considered healthily skeptical and rigorous thinkers now "blown away" by promotional videos, drinking the kool aid. Yes it is amazing. No I don't believe everything it comes up with. Why would we?

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OpenAI's o3 model is smart, but has a serious problem with lying

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