25 January 2024 - chatbot consciousness
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Take a short break from adapting to the world as it changes under your
feet, and ask yourself the important questions. Do chatbots really
understand what you type, or just fake it? Or better, are they
conscious? They'll say they are, and that's good enough if a human says
so. If you want more from a machine, isn't that just because humans are
familiar? Wait a generation and ask again, problem solved.