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I'm not sure what evidence would convince me, but I don't think the way LLMs act is convincing enough. The kinds of errors they make and the fact they operate i
by suddenlybananas 7mo ago
I'm not sure what evidence would convince me, but I don't think the way LLMs act is convincing enough. The kinds of errors they make and the fact they operate in very clear discrete chunks makes it seem hard to me to attribute them subjective experience.
- 9wzYQbTYsAIc 7mo agoConsciousness: do you believe plants are conscious? Ants? Jellyfish? Rabbits? Wolves? Monkeys? Humans? Even fungi demonstrate “different communication behaviors when under resource constraint”, for example. What we anthropomorphize is one thing, but demonstrable patterns of behavior are another.
- suddenlybananas 7mo agoI just don't know. I'm certain other humans are, everything beyond that I'm less certain. Monkeys wolves and rabbits, probably.
- brap 7mo agoI have decided to draw an arbitrary line at mammals, just because you gotta put a line somewhere and move on with your life. Mammals shouldn’t be mistreated, for almost any reason. Sometimes the whole animal kingdom, sometimes all living organisms, depending on context. Like, I would rather not harm a mosquito, but if it’s in my house I will feel no remorse for killing it. LLMs, or any other artificial “life”, I simply do not and will not care about, even though I accept that to some extent my entire consciousness can be simulated neuron by neuron in a large enough computer. Fuck that guy, tbh.
- Chance-Device 7mo agoAt least you’re honest, I prefer that to people making up BS justifications for things.
- MajorTakeaway 7mo agoIf it has a thalamus, it is conscious. It's evolutionary millions of years old.