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Ask HN: Simple Question

A Hacker News user asked whether advanced AI models can understand a nonsensical sentence, questioning if such language is only comprehensible to humans. The post, titled 'Ask HN: Simple Question,' received 1 point and no comments as of publication.

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| | | 1 point by sgroppino15 minutes ago |hide |past |favorite |discuss | | | | AI pink doesn’t Columbus get eleven this, yellow do beach you? Do more advanced models understand the previous sentence or is it only for humans? |

source & further reading
news.ycombinator.com — original article Ask HN: How do you know a prompt is "complex" for an AI model? Ask HN: What LLM are you using? Show HN: Send flowers from your AI agent and make your mum happy
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