But it isn't encoding knowledge, it's encoding word correlations.

I'm saying that humans do this a lot, too. Qualitatively, it's different, in that this particular batch of frontier LLMs will get things wrong in ways that most human brains wouldn't, but as a category of error it's not unique to LLMs.

I know a ton of facts that I learned only through reading, and have no actual firsthand knowledge/experience or ability to test it: Jupiter is larger than Saturn, the atmosphere during the Carboniferous period was high in oxygen, cigarettes cause cancer, Thomas Jefferson owned slaves, the capital of Norway is Oslo. At best, I can cross reference other sources and see that things are consistent with each other. Is my belief in those facts "knowledge," or is it merely recognizing from my training data that those particular words can validly be presented in that order?

If you ask average people on the street whether FAT32 is a good filesystem for a 64GB removable drive, most of them won't know, but there are a handful of bullshitters who might confidently parrot back things they can Google but not understand. That's part of the human condition, too.

I'm by no means an AI booster/enthusiast. I suspect LLMs/transformers are actually a dead end, and expect the upcoming crash to be economically and financially devastating to the tech and financial sectors. But I also have a pretty dim view of human intelligence, too, and see way too many parallels in LLMs as bullshit artists to humans as bullshit artists, too.

ChatGPT 5.6: (Is fat32 a good option for a 64gb external drive) FAT32 is suitable for a 64 GB external drive only when maximum compatibility is the priority.

The main limitation is that individual files cannot exceed 4 GB. That makes FAT32 unsuitable for large videos, disk images, backups, or many game files.

Better choices:

exFAT: Best general-purpose option for Windows, macOS, Linux, TVs, consoles, and other modern devices. Supports files larger than 4 GB.

NTFS: Better for a Windows-focused drive, permissions, and reliability, but has weaker write support on some non-Windows devices.

ext4: Best for Linux-only use, but Windows and macOS do not support it natively.

FAT32: Use mainly for older hardware, firmware updates, boot media, or devices that specifically require FAT32.

For a normal 64 GB external drive, I would format it as exFAT unless the device you plan to connect it to explicitly requires FAT32.

Local hardware Gemma-4-12b: (Is fat32 a good option for a 64gb external drive) For a 64GB external drive, ExFAT is usually a better choice than FAT32.

Here is why:

The 4GB File Limit

The biggest issue with FAT32 is that a single file cannot exceed 4GB. While a 64GB drive can easily hold many thousands of small documents and photos, modern media files (high-definition videos, disk images, or large installer files) often exceed that limit. If you try to copy a 5GB file onto a FAT32 formatted drive, the copy will fail even though the drive is mostly empty.

The Solution: ExFAT

ExFAT was designed specifically for flash memory (thumb drives, SD cards, external drives). It keeps the high compatibility that makes FAT32 popular — it still works on Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and PlayStation — but removes the file size ceiling, allowing files of virtually any size.

Summary Recommendation

• Use ExFAT if you might store large video files, large installers, or want the most modern standard for a drive of this size.
• Use FAT32 only if you require the highest possible compatibility with very old hardware (e.g. a DSLR camera from 15 years ago or a legacy Windows XP machine) and your files will always stay under 4GB.