I’m not saying they’re conscious, because not even fully understanding what consciousness is precludes saying that. But it also precludes saying it’s “impossible” they are conscious.
Consciousness and AGI however, are two different things. I believe my cat is conscious, but it’s not even close to being intelligent. AGI is, you know, a thing. I’m quite certain this dude’s LLM isn’t AGI because if nothing else, it’s not “his” LLM. It’s based on a black box public model he knows nothing about and which very likely changes frequently on the back end without his knowledge.
I’m not saying they’re conscious, because not even fully understanding what consciousness is precludes saying that. But it also precludes saying it’s “impossible” they are conscious.
Consciousness and AGI however, are two different things. I believe my cat is conscious, but it’s not even close to being intelligent. AGI is, you know, a thing. I’m quite certain this dude’s LLM isn’t AGI because if nothing else, it’s not “his” LLM. It’s based on a black box public model he knows nothing about and which very likely changes frequently on the back end without his knowledge.