Why doesn't next-word prediction equal next-event prediction?
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Answer: Words follow patterns; reality follows constraints
Words follow patterns; reality follows constraints ✓ — Correct! Text generation mainly learns language patterns, while real-world prediction must also respect physics, geometry, and cause-and-effect.
Reality is made of grammar — Wrong. Grammar organizes language, but gravity, friction, and collision do not care about sentence structure.
Objects move as we describe them — Wrong. Human descriptions can be vague or wrong. Real objects still obey physical laws whether or not we describe them accurately.