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I mostly agree with your original point. Is it thinking? Is it intelligent? Is it conscious? From my perspective, overloaded words that we’ve reserved to make o

by phoghed 2mo ago

I mostly agree with your original point. Is it thinking? Is it intelligent? Is it conscious? From my perspective, overloaded words that we’ve reserved to make ourselves feel more special and above other members of the animal kingdom. But you’ve not adequately communicated why you care so much whether anyone labels an LLM as such.

mdp2021 2mo ago
> Is it thinking? Is it intelligent? Is it conscious? Very different things. "Thinking": "Dijkstra". We try to hire more intelligent people, while we do not have a clear idea on a property of "conscious" which would make hiring preferable. > to make ourselves feel Irrational. > above other members of the animal kingdom Irrational. > why you care so much There should be no hint that I would do specifically. > whether anyone labels an LLM as such If anyone labels an LLM <whatever>, the point of why would that be important should be clear. And, > if it hardly means anything why would you be so concerned when it’s uttered? Just ignore it Because the behaviour you suggest, consistent with the exchanges in an opium parlor, is not behaviour consistent in normal contexts.