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Author questions LLM consciousness, citing philosophy and biology

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The author expresses skepticism regarding the notion of Large Language Models (LLMs) possessing consciousness. Drawing upon insights from medicine, philosophy, and research on other species, the piece argues that the current debate on LLM consciousness has become overly simplistic and warrants critical examination. AI

IMPACT Raises questions about the nature of AI and its potential for consciousness, prompting further philosophical and scientific debate.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named author on a specific AI topic.

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Author questions LLM consciousness, citing philosophy and biology

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · knowprose ·

    While everyone is obsessing about the midterms, I did what I had to and have been writing (and continuing throughout the day)... This piece explores the debate

    While everyone is obsessing about the midterms, I did what I had to and have been writing (and continuing throughout the day)... This piece explores the debate of consciousness of LLMs, which I am skeptical of... and I draw from medicine, philosophy, and scientific research of ot…

    LINKS knowprose.com/…/the-llm-consciousness-iss…

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