Autocomplete is usually an algorithm. LLMs are neural nets. There’s a fundamental technical distinction.
But that’s not relevant, because we’re not talking about the technical details of LLMs. We’re talking about the technical details of human consciousness. And unless you can fully explain where human consciousness comes from, this debate is not settled.
I think it’s fun to take this debate a bit biblical too. We’re conscious because of our souls, which were created by God. At the same time, nothing in the Bible says that God can’t or wouldn’t give a soul to a self-aware AI too.
Autocomplete is usually an algorithm. LLMs are neural nets. There’s a fundamental technical distinction.
But that’s not relevant, because we’re not talking about the technical details of LLMs. We’re talking about the technical details of human consciousness. And unless you can fully explain where human consciousness comes from, this debate is not settled.
I think it’s fun to take this debate a bit biblical too. We’re conscious because of our souls, which were created by God. At the same time, nothing in the Bible says that God can’t or wouldn’t give a soul to a self-aware AI too.