I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that toasters are *definitely* not conscious. I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that other humans *definitely* are conscious. I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that our leaders are *definitely* not extraterrestrial reptilians in disguise. I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that I’m *definitely* not the most important person in the universe. I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that I am *definitely* not a brain in a jar having an elaborate dream about this world.
That’s not how we live our lives. We can’t know anything for certain, but we can make reasonable inferences and estimations using the information we have. Just because you can’t disprove something for 100% certain doesn’t mean you live your life like it’s true.
I still have yet to hear a convincing argument that LLMs are *definitely* not conscious.
