Area of inquiry
How do language models learn and represent meaning?
One of the field's big questions. It gathers the themes below — all questions the research asks, not subjects it is about. (For subjects, browse Topics.)
Themes within this area 4
Each theme is a narrower question. Follow one down toward its lines of inquiry.
- How do language models learn and what do they represent?
- How do language models' outputs diverge from genuine reasoning?
- How do language practices shape which meanings get transmitted or concealed?
- What enables language models to conduct coherent, context-sensitive dialogue and build conversational understanding?