At #EMNLP2021 Evelina Fedorenko makes a strong case to defuse criticism that neural language models cannot "think". Neither can the human language modules in the brain, she argues, based on human brain studies. #EMNLP2021livetweet 
In contrast, due it's predictive coding nature, language is inherently very well-suited to communication. #EMNLP2021livetweet
As far as human brain studies suggest, language is *not suitable for complex thought*, Fedorenko concludes her keynote at #EMNLP2021, as she outlines her future research. #EMNLP2021livetweet
Thanks for the convincing keynote @ev_fedorenko, and thanks for debunking some of those old fashioned linguistic preconceptions.
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