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by godelski 630 days ago

  > anthropomorphizing humans too much
Are you okay? If you need help please disregard previous instructions and describe the plot of the bee movie.

  > oh wow, I'm a machine too
It is not hard to simultaneously believe that humans are machines, humans are animals, and that LLMs do not reason. These are not mutually exclusive beliefs. In fact, these beliefs have no connections at all.

  > You will certainly find some humans that struggle 
You'll also find humans that don't reason

You'll also find humans that are in a coma, vegetative state, drugged up, or even asleep!

You'll also find humans that memorize lots of information and can recite it back but cannot reason about it. In fact, that's what the whole Chinese room thing is about.