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Emergent Abilities in AI: When Learning Unlocks Unexpected Skills

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Mirko Peters
Apr 28, 2025
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Emergent abilities in AI refer to surprising skills or behaviors that AI systems develop during training without explicit programming. These abilities often appear as models grow in size and complexity, revealing new potential. For example, researchers observed that large language models like OpenAI's GPT-3 began solving addition tasks as their paramete…

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