I've considered that senses/reflexes may be supplemented with well-defined components feeding various signals together, but this is more of a challenge than it

I've considered that senses/reflexes may be supplemented with well-defined components feeding various signals together, but this is more of a challenge than it may seem at first. Wiring components of varying signal types together in a way that they can meaningfully be fed into the same vectorized input stream is no small feat (ie sound, images). We really underestimate the wonder of our nervous system. However, if that can be found out, I'm sure AGI would be right around the corner. Sometimes, I wonder if vectorized formats are even the answer at all. "Life is in analogue" after all. As for the assertions being made - at first, no, but once the Bing Search fiasco kicked off, I've seen more and more (here on HN) making the claim that ChatGPT and its kin are the beginning. Ultimately, it doesn't irk me - once we hit the same plateau as usual, the hype will boil down - but I do feel a bit concern at what may come of poorly-wielded LLMs before the industry wises up to their risks. A lot of people take ideas they see on HN back to their jobs, so we have a bit of responsibility to manage such hype here.