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> But if LLMs can act like humans and not be conscious, then maybe humans aren't really conscious either. Isn't this like saying "if the man in the Chinese roo
by knightoffaith 3y ago
> But if LLMs can act like humans and not be conscious, then maybe humans aren't really conscious either.
Isn't this like saying "if the man in the Chinese room can act like he understands Chinese and not understand Chinese, then maybe nobody understands Chinese."?
- j16sdiz 3y agoYes. And that is one of the reasons why Chinese room thought experiment is interesting. We know how a Chinese-understanding human would respond -- they respond exactly like the room does -- but we don't know if he actually understanding anything.
- knightoffaith 3y agoIf you understood Chinese, you probably wouldn't have any doubt about whether you understood Chinese or not. And it seems incredibly strange to think that only you understand Chinese and nobody else does.