Maybe if you the argument was that B is only true because of A, and only for that reason. That’s hardly the case when comparing LLMs and humans. The population

Maybe if you the argument was that B is only true because of A, and only for that reason. That’s hardly the case when comparing LLMs and humans. The population behavior of humans isn’t the only thing where there’s both overlap and sharp distinction. The underlying mechanism and substrate are also completely different. To say the same process is occurring with all this different is bizarre, and that is why the OP is right about which direction the argument of similarity has meaning. You don’t disagree that our only pre-LLM exemplars of conscious thinking systems is from biology right? If you’re introducing a new member, you have to compare it across all levels before making a similarity claim. It’s the height of ridiculousness to think otherwise.