NYT on Consciousness: Even Babies' Minds Are Undecided, So Be Humble About LLM Claims
juliusadml · x · 2026-10-19
Sharing a NYT piece on when consciousness begins in humans, the author argues that since consciousness remains contested even in biological systems, we should be humbler before asserting LLMs "know when they're lying or being evaluated."
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