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Next-Token Predictor Is An AI's Job, Not Its Species

Scott argues that dismissing AI as 'just a next-token predictor' is like dismissing humans as 'just reproduction machines' - both confuse the optimization process that shaped an entity with how that entity actually thinks.

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Feb 26, 2026 2,403 words 430 likes 433 comments Listen · 17 min Read Read
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