[beepbooptheory]

Very curious to know what the telos of "truth" is here for you? A comparison is a comparison, it can get no more "true." If you want to say: the terms of the comparisons seem to verge towards identity, then you aren't really talking about the same thing anymore. Further, you would need to assert that our conceptions of ourselves have remained static throughout the whole ordeal (pretty tough to defend), and you would also need to put forward a pretty crude idea of technological determinism (extremely tough to defend).

Its way more productive and way less woo-woo to understand that humans have a certain tendency towards comparison, and we tend to create things that reflect our current values and conceptions of ourselves. And that "technological progress" is not a straight line, but a labyrinthine route that traces societal conceptions and priorities.

The desire for the llm to be like us is probably more realistically our desire to be like the llm!

[PaulDavisThe1st]

An apple is like an orange. Both are round fruits, containing visible seeds, and relatively sweet. If you're hungry, they are both good choices.

But then again, an apple is nothing like an orange, particularly if you want to make an apple pie.

The purpose of a comparison is important in helping to define its scope.