> this points to arguably _the_ deepest question we can ask about LLMs right now—are they conscious? When I am awake I am fully conscious. While sleeping my co

> this points to arguably _the_ deepest question we can ask about LLMs right now—are they conscious? When I am awake I am fully conscious. While sleeping my consciousness ebbs and flows between different levels of activation. When I am under general anaesthesia I am absolutely not conscious. If LLMs are conscious, when are they conscious?