Drosophila brain replication punctures the 'LLM is a lookup table' argument
joshalbrecht · x · 2026-10-06
In an ongoing consciousness debate, HumanLevelJen counters joshalbrecht's 'LLM is just a lookup table' argument: by the same reasoning, the replicated drosophila brain qualifies as a lookup table too, making humans a difference of scale rather than degree — implying nothing is conscious.
joshalbrecht concedes the point: a simulated human brain could be discrete the same way, and humans have finite lifespans, yielding the same result. He still believes there's a real gap between humans (or drosophila) and LLMs, but admits this argument doesn't capture it and says he'll revise.
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