Iwan Williams
Biographic Data
| ID | 3863141 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Iwan Williams |
| GIVEN NAMES | Iwan |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS I |
| AFFILIATIONS | Monash University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0582-0983 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Can structural correspondences ground real‐world representational content in large language models
Basic large language models (LLMs) have no direct contact with extra‐linguistic reality: Their inputs, outputs and training data consist solely of text. Can they represent the world beyond that text, nevertheless? This paper considers whether LLMs represent real‐world domains partly thanks to structural correspondences between their internal states and those domains. I clarify the requirements for a structural correspondence to play a genuinely c…
Chatting with bots
This paper addresses the question of whether large language model-powered chatbots are capable of assertion. According to what we call the Thesis of Chatbot Assertion (TCA), chatbots are the kinds of things that can assert, and at least some of the output produced by current-generation chatbots qualifies as assertion. We provide some motivation for TCA, arguing that it ought to be taken seriously and not simply dismissed. We also review recent ob…
Using Generative AI to Identify Arguments in Judges’ Reasons
This study evaluates the effectiveness of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in identifying and reconstructing legal arguments from judges’ reasons in court cases, focusing on the practical implications for law students and legal educators. By examining the performance of two versions of popular Large Language Models – ChatGPT and Claude – across five recent High Court of Australia decisions, the study makes a preliminary assessment of the …
Breaking the language barrier
In search of the beat
Beat perception has received very little attention from either philosophers of mind or philosophers of music. This neglect is unfortunate, for the topic is rich with philosophical interest. This article addresses two questions. The first concerns the nature of our experience of musical beat. Here, we argue that experiences of beat are forms of auditory perception. The second question concerns the nature of musical beat itself: what are beats? We …
The Turing test is not a good benchmark for thought in LLMs
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The African Development Bank published a review of health within Africa over the past 50 years, looking at health patterns and trends, and the challenges of the next 50 years. Fifty years marks the independence of many African countries from colonial rule. It highlights the improvement in life expectancy (from 38 years in 1958 to 56 in 2012), and successes in improving maternal, infant and under-five child mortality rates. In the future, Africa f…
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The African Development Bank published a review of health within Africa over the past 50 years, looking at health patterns and trends, and the challenges of the next 50 years. Fifty years marks the independence of many African countries from colonial rule. It highlights the improvement in life expectancy (from 38 years in 1958 to 56 in 2012), and successes in improving maternal, infant and under-five child mortality rates. In the future, Africa f…
In search of the beat
Beat perception has received very little attention from either philosophers of mind or philosophers of music. This neglect is unfortunate, for the topic is rich with philosophical interest. This article addresses two questions. The first concerns the nature of our experience of musical beat. Here, we argue that experiences of beat are forms of auditory perception. The second question concerns the nature of musical beat itself: what are beats? We …
The Turing test is not a good benchmark for thought in LLMs
Using Generative AI to Identify Arguments in Judges’ Reasons
This study evaluates the effectiveness of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in identifying and reconstructing legal arguments from judges’ reasons in court cases, focusing on the practical implications for law students and legal educators. By examining the performance of two versions of popular Large Language Models – ChatGPT and Claude – across five recent High Court of Australia decisions, the study makes a preliminary assessment of the …
Breaking the language barrier
Can structural correspondences ground real‐world representational content in large language models
Basic large language models (LLMs) have no direct contact with extra‐linguistic reality: Their inputs, outputs and training data consist solely of text. Can they represent the world beyond that text, nevertheless? This paper considers whether LLMs represent real‐world domains partly thanks to structural correspondences between their internal states and those domains. I clarify the requirements for a structural correspondence to play a genuinely c…
Chatting with bots
This paper addresses the question of whether large language model-powered chatbots are capable of assertion. According to what we call the Thesis of Chatbot Assertion (TCA), chatbots are the kinds of things that can assert, and at least some of the output produced by current-generation chatbots qualifies as assertion. We provide some motivation for TCA, arguing that it ought to be taken seriously and not simply dismissed. We also review recent ob…
Psychology (5 works) · Computer Science (4 works) · Artificial Intelligence (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Philosophy (3 works) · Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education (2 works) · Cognitive science (2 works) · Epistemology (2 works) · Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI (2 works) · Programming language (2 works)