The Great Chatbot Debate: Do LLMs Really Understand?

Name: The Great Chatbot Debate: Do LLMs Really Understand?
Start: 2025-03-25T19:00:00-07:00
End: 2025-03-25T20:15:00-07:00
Location: 1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA, United States, California 94043

Tue Mar 25 2025 at 07:00 pm to 08:15 pm UTC-07:00

1401 N Shoreline Blvd, Mountain View, CA, United States, California 94043 | Mountain View

Publisher/HostComputer History Museum

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The Great Chatbot Debate: Do LLMs Really Understand?

Chatbots based on large language models (LLMs), like ChatGPT, answer sophisticated questions, pass professional exams, analyze texts, generate everything from poems to computer programs, and more. But is there genuine understanding behind what LLMs can do? Do they really understand or are they just simulating it? Join CHM, in partnership with IEEE Spectrum, for a lively debate on the nature of today’s AI.
Members are invited to a special Members-Only reception before the event.