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Molyneux Problem

1688 thought experiment by Molyneux about cross-modal transfer of shape knowledge used as analogy for cross-modal grounding in LLMs

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  • Philosophical thought experiment: can a blind person upon gaining sight recognize shapes? Used to illuminate cross-modal grounding

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