Debate: Running an LLM Fits in a Warehouse, Duplicating a Brain Would Need a Star
JoshPurtell · x · 2026-10-04
In a debate with @Ratter, Josh Purtell argues that the analogue mechanism needed to run an LLM is simple and could fit in a big warehouse, whereas reproducing the human brain's mechanism might need to be the size of a star — claiming the phrase "if running a sufficiently complex program" elides crucial physical details.
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