“ You can fool not only others, but also yourself.” A partial translation of: “Man kann nicht nur andere, man kann auch sich selbst für dumm verkaufen. ” ― Norbert Hinske ( Ohne Fußnoten. Prämissen und Folgerungen. )
“ The most beautiful dreams are those unfulfilled.” “ Die schönsten Träume sind die unerfüllten. ” Related: “ Even unfulfilled dreams can make you happy. ” “ The sweetest dreams are those we never grasp. ”
„Is it life or just a play.“ Based on misheard lyrics of A-ha's " Take On Me " song. "Take On Me" Misheard Lyrics: Is it life or just a play My worries are weighed. Original Lyrics: Is it life or just to play My worries away. ( Suggest Different Misheard Lyrics ) ( Suggest Correction ) A reaction to “ What we play is life. ” ― Louis Armstrong
“ It’s not the achievement that counts, but the tale that amounts.” Transposed into English by ChatGPT based on the German wordplay: “ Nicht das Erreichte zählt, sondern das Erzählte reicht.” ― misattributed to Alfred Dorfer
„Ich weiß nicht, was Du nicht weißt.“ A variation of: „ Ich weiß, dass ich nicht(s) weiß. “ „The more I know, the more I know that I don't know.“ — Socrates
Definitions matter. Triggered by the original version of Language Models Represent Space and Time as challenged by others before: A viral paper "Language Model Represents Space and Time" recently claims that LLMs learn "world models". As much as I like @tegmark 's works, I disagree with their definition of world model. World model is a core concept in AI agent and decision making. It is our mental… pic.twitter.com/67ssYHEU6T — Jim Fan (@DrJimFan) October 5, 2023
A variation of: The most important aspect of creativity and innovation is not being afraid to fail. pic.twitter.com/xj7vcuFmxd — Prof. Feynman (@ProfFeynman) April 13, 2024