> But could an AI zombie formulate such questions by itself, without hearing them from another source or belching them out from random outputs? To me, the answer is clearly no.
So, there is no proof, only an opinion about a bad defined subject.
>> Still, I can at least entertain the idea that you’re not conscious and that you’re a zombie who’s in fact just making all these noises without having any consciousness on the inside.
I don't get all this pursuit of consciousness. There isn't anything more to it than continuous stream of associations with feedback. Why would it be impossible for machine to talk to itself in similar manner?
Also many people don't really consciously contemplate stuff like "sometimes wonder if there might also exist a color that mixes the redness of red with the coolness of blue". If the "consciousness turing test" asks them to respond with such material, they would fail it.
So, there is no proof, only an opinion about a bad defined subject.
>> Still, I can at least entertain the idea that you’re not conscious and that you’re a zombie who’s in fact just making all these noises without having any consciousness on the inside.
It looks like a very plausible explanation.