> 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 ha

> 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.