wordgrammer: Believing LLMs are conscious commits you to 'CAP theorem applies to consciousness'
wordgrammer · x · 2026-10-03
AI commentator wordgrammer weighs in on the LLM consciousness debate with a pointed argument: if you assume LLMs are conscious, you must also accept that "the CAP theorem applies to consciousness" — literally, not metaphorically — or your ontological commitments contradict themselves. He adds that the debate likely has two sensible camps that can't be reconciled, but each camp could substantially refine its views through internal debate.
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