https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2208.02957/Collected HN comments and submissions linking this paper.enMon, 02 Nov 2026 11:16:22 GMThttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36956541urn:hackerpapers:submission:2208.02957:36956541Tue, 01 Aug 2023 14:41:40 GMT<p>Meaning Without Reference In Large Language Models (2022)</p><p></p><p>1 point; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2208.02957/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CLhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36313218urn:hackerpapers:mention:2208.02957:36313218Tue, 13 Jun 2023 17:01:50 GMT<p>A nice paper: &quot;Meaning without reference in large language models&quot; &quot;we argue that LLM likely capture important aspects of meaning, and moreover work in a way that approximates a compelling account of human cognition in which meaning arises from con- ceptual role&quot; https://arxiv.org/pdf/2208.02957.pdf I remember Quine&#x27;s meaning holism it seems to be related. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semantic_holism</p><p><a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2208.02957/">Paper and discussion history</a>. A mention is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CLhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34904638urn:hackerpapers:submission:2208.02957:34904638Wed, 22 Feb 2023 23:32:10 GMT<p>Meaning without reference in large language models</p><p></p><p>1 point; 2 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2208.02957/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CLhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34850103urn:hackerpapers:submission:2208.02957:34850103Sat, 18 Feb 2023 19:18:58 GMT<p>Meaning without reference in large language models</p><p></p><p>2 points; 1 discussion reply on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2208.02957/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CLhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32415445urn:hackerpapers:submission:2208.02957:32415445Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:16:53 GMT<p>Large language models like GPT3 achieve meaning</p><p></p><p>4 points; 0 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2208.02957/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CLhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32390263urn:hackerpapers:submission:2208.02957:32390263Mon, 08 Aug 2022 19:56:25 GMT<p>Meaning without reference in large language models</p><p></p><p>2 points; 3 discussion replies on HN. <a href="https://hackerpaper.kaipfister.de/p/2208.02957/">Paper and source history</a>. A submission is not an endorsement.</p>cs.CL