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   On Thu, 25 Apr 2024, Richmond wrote:   
      
   > 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.   
   >   
      
   They have no will of their own. Should they exhibit that, I think they   
   would quickly pass the turing test at least. Actually, in order to pass   
   the turing test, they probably would have to be "dialed down" in order to   
   not give perfect answers too quickly, then again, that is also the charm   
   of the turing test.   
      
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