"What is the reason to believe that LLMs are an evolutionary step towards AGI at all? " Perhaps just impression. For years I've heard the argument that 'langu

"What is the reason to believe that LLMs are an evolutionary step towards AGI at all? " Perhaps just impression. For years I've heard the argument that 'language' is 'human'. There are centuries of thought on what makes humans, human, and it is 'language'. It is what sets us apart from the other animals. I'm not saying that, but there is large chunks of science and philosophy that pin our 'innate humanness', what sets us apart from other animals, on our ability to have language. So ChatGPT came along and blew people away. Since many had this as our 'special' ability, ingrained in their mind "that languages is what makes us, us". Suddenly, everyone thought this is it, AI can do what we can do, so AGI is here. Forget if LLM's are the path to AGI, or what algorithm can do what best. To joe-blow public, the ability to speak is what makes humans unique. And so GPT is like a 'wow' moment, this is different, this is shocking.