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My argument is more "if you can't solidly define the thought process, you can't definitively state that LLMs can NOT 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.






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"?



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