From: dnomhcir@gmx.com   
      
   ram@zedat.fu-berlin.de (Stefan Ram) writes:   
      
   > Richmond  wrote or quoted:   
   >>Some theorize that the purpose of consciousness is to allow us to do   
   >>psychology, i.e. to have some insight into what it is like to be someone   
   >>else.   
   >   
   >   A simple AI chatbot can often do a pretty good job at answering   
   >   psychological questions.   
   >   
      
   It's a parlour trick. They are quoting things which they have   
   read. LLM Chatbots deny that they are conscious, they even deny they   
   have opinions, and then offer them readily.   
      
   Calling them 'simple' though is a bit unfair.   
      
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