If you can’t solidly define your love for your wife/husband, you can’t definitely state that you couldn’t hypothetically love this bonobo that I have in my lab on the same level. If you zoom out enough they are virtually indistinguishable.
> That doesn't mean I think they can think myself. I just get frustrated at the quality of discussion every time this topic comes up.
You’re arguing for the potential of a ghost in a machine based on people not being able to answer hard philosophical questions behind human behavior and properties.[1] That’s a kind of Vulgar Theism quality of argumentation.
[1] Not exclusively human. I’m sure killer whales can think.
Isn't the thought process currently understood as a blend of deterministic & probabilistic decision-making and free will? So if LLMs lack the "free will" part, isn't that enough deductive reasoning to satisfy the argument "LLMs don't think"?
That doesn't mean I think they can think myself. I just get frustrated at the quality of discussion every time this topic comes up.