| David chalmers doesn't think llm's are conscious yet but also doesn't think there's any real barriers for silicon to get to human consciousness[0] [0]https://youtu.be/j6cCXg-rjRo He gives a few of the biggest reasons they're not conscious, and gives his thoughts on them as long term barriers. 1. biology necessary for life? He doesn't buy it 2. sensors/body - no embodiment akin to philosophers brain in a vat at best. "no agentive consciousness" he also doesn't buy this one, a it's solvable, b the brain in a vat might still have some limited form of consciousness 3.world models : stochastic parrot argument - he doesn't buy this either as being a valid "llm's will never be conscious" reason. he even thinks current llm's did have some world model if not a "full" one" 4. feed forward systems - stateless - lack long term memory
Recurrent processing necessary? "Not all consciousness involves memory" 5. Unified agency - they're chameleons, actors, - are stable goals/unity necessary for consciousness? a "fixed" identity? from a quick scroll thru of the vid |