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cogman10today at 3:49 PM2 repliesview on HN

Let's be serious, it's not like AI companies haven't fed into this misunderstanding. CEOs of these companies love to muse about the possibility that an LLM is conscious.


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Levitztoday at 3:54 PM

I presume wasps are conscious. I still don't trust wasps.

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saghmtoday at 5:15 PM

Yeah, it's unfortunately part of the hype. Talking about how close you are to having a truly general AI is just a way to generate buzz (and ideally investor dollars).