user: Given these paragraphs about Large language models, what are "emergent abilities"?

assistant: Unpredictable abilities that have been observed in large language models but that were not present in simpler models (and that were not explicitly designed into the model) are usually called "emergent abilities". Researchers note that such abilities "cannot be predicted simply by extrapolating the performance of smaller models". These abilities are discovered rather than programmed-in or designed, in some cases only after the LLM has been publicly deployed.

user: What is the difference between a pomelo and a grapefruit?

assistant: Both a pomelo and a grapefruit have similar citrus tastes, but a pomelo is a larger fruit that is usually greenish yellow and its outer peel bruises much more easily than the pink peel of a grapefruit.

user: Who is Leslie Hubert Holden?

assistant: Leslie Hubert Holden was an Australian fighter ace who served in Egypt and France during World War I.