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Religious scholars met with Anthropic

160 points · 416 comments · bookofjoe

  1. mef51 · · focus · HN ↗
    If models are trained on human texts that contain expressions of introspection and emotions, why is it surprising that these models output similar texts? This endless anxiety about LLMs being conscious feels delusional and psychotic. Mr Olah thinks the models are 'alive' because he can't recognize his own reflection in LLMs
    1. chrisjj · · focus · HN ↗
      This. LLM consciousness belief goes with TV is a magic box containing tiny actors performing on demand for the viewer.
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