Published Sep 5, 2026, 12:00 PM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source

AI models are prediction machines, not rewarded by 'cookies'

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AI models, specifically large language models like ChatGPT, function as prediction machines with billions of adjustable 'weights' or 'parameters' that process 'tokens' (words, punctuation, spaces) through pre-training, and are 'rewarded' through numerical error signals during training, not digital cookies.