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by turtlebro 180 days ago
People treat LLMs as sentient, not realizing they are the worlds most sophisticated talking parrots. They can very convincingly argue both sides for any given argument you throw at it. They are incredible for research & discovery, not wisdom or decision making.
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And a mere piece of wood banged up by the right type of rock is? If books can impart wisdom via the technology writing, why would a more complicated rock design infused with electricity but hsingyt same technology be any different?
What is the point of this article? What difference in the point of the article does the concept of sentience make?