>Feel like I just watched a new religion be born in front of my eyes. There are more similarities than differences. Unlike a religion, we have every reason to

>Feel like I just watched a new religion be born in front of my eyes. There are more similarities than differences. Unlike a religion, we have every reason to eventually expect it to be obvious to everyone that computers can do some kind of thinking. Maybe not this year or next year but we are over the threshold where many intelligent users can tell that ChatGPT is engaging in some kinds of real thinking. As even better models come on the market in the next few years, unlike God or a religion, models like ChatGPT will just immediately do whatever you ask it. This version is still limited so wait one or two years if you aren't impressed already. Did you try my suggestion to verify its capabilities by asking for its opinion about novel things, for example you can invent something new and ask its ideas about it? It will give genuine feedback that shows understanding and does not show parroting behavior. If you didn't try it you're missing out on what you yourself call a religious experience. I wouldn't go that far: it's just a rudimentary thinking machine.