My point is that the external behavior is remarkable and breathtaking even if it doesn't show any actual "sentience" by scientific standards. The complexity of

My point is that the external behavior is remarkable and breathtaking even if it doesn't show any actual "sentience" by scientific standards. The complexity of the replies show that large language models are not playing word association jumble, they can produce something that sounds like a coherent thought, even if there is no "thought" going on.