> Another way to put it is, if an alien probe of unknown construction arrives on Earth, how would we tell if it is sentient?
We might not be able to because of the "unknown construction". But we do know how LLMs are designed and how they operate, to understand that they are just mimicking language and aren't sentient.
I feel one key aspect of "sentience" is the sensations we feel when we have emotions. LLM's definitely lack that even if we can't know if they "feel" something.
We might not be able to because of the "unknown construction". But we do know how LLMs are designed and how they operate, to understand that they are just mimicking language and aren't sentient.
I feel one key aspect of "sentience" is the sensations we feel when we have emotions. LLM's definitely lack that even if we can't know if they "feel" something.