> Is a newborn baby without learnt-knowledge not an intelligent being to you?

A newborn baby without learnt knowledge is a phenomenal comparison to an LLM: reactionary, incapable of communicating a novel thought, extremely inconsistent reactions to similar stimuli, costs a lot of money, and the best part is they almost never turn out to be an income-bearing investment.

Despite all this, people vehemently defend their ugly, obnoxious, screaming, drooling babies with the fierceness of a lion, because they’re so blinded by emotion they’re incapable of logical thought.

I have three kids, I’ve earned the right to say this.

What a great comparison!