The Chomsky school of linguistics was wrong on multiple counts: they were convinced language is all about symbolic expressions and syntax, they missed that language is a modeling medium where words are bricks for building models, and their belief that knowledge of syntax is innate (not learned) is 'obviously silly'—a cult-like belief.
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Geoffrey HintonEvidence Quote
“they didn't really have the idea that the real function of language is to give you words which are bricks from which you can build models. Language is a modeling medium.”
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Will AI outsmart human intelligence? - with 'Godfather of AI' Geoffrey Hinton— The Royal InstitutionCreated: 6/18/2026, 2:17:54 PM
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