To be clear, you are confusing me with other commenters in this thread. All I want is for those that liken LLMs to stochastic parrots and other deflationary claims to offer an argument that engages with the actual structure of LLMs and what we know about them. No one seems to be up to that challenge. But then I can't help but wonder where people's confident claims come from. I'm just tired of the half-baked claims and generic handwavy allusions that do nothing but short-circuit the potential for genuine insight.