LLMs exhibit functional properties discussed in consciousness theories
yeastsplainer · x · 2026-09-01
Counters the strawman argument that "LLMs are conscious because they talk." The serious argument is that frontier LLMs increasingly exhibit functional properties discussed in consciousness theories: global broadcast, metacognition, self-report, and internal state monitoring. AlphaFold lacks these, distinguishing it from the LLM debate.
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