And which part of you is the “you” making that final choice? Which part evaluates all of the conditions to make the decision, the part that isn’t determined by your hormones and brain chemistry at the time?
Surely you’re not going to tell me it’s the soul, unless you have evidence that it exists at all.
You’re asking questions that neuroscientists don’t even have the answers to. But if all of that was predetermined by your biology, then humans would be nothing more than computers.
So if that’s the case, then you must be the type to believe that LLMs can evolve into AGI. After all, these stupid soulless meat computers in our skulls were able to develop emergent consciousness, or at least a very good imitation of it, so good in fact that it even fools us into believing that we’re conscious and have free will, when actually we’re just stupid soulless meat computers.
No idea how you got to the LLM conclusion, as they operate on completely different principles.
Sounds to me like your argument now is that you wouldn’t feel special, because humans would be “nothing more” than computers. Turns out actually that humans, and every other organism that we know of, are just biological robots built by our genetic material for the purposes of its safety and propagation.
Doesn’t necessarily mean we don’t have free will though. Although I’m almost certain that if the abrahamic god exists, we definitely do not.
Because you’re saying that humans are biological computers. That’s the same underlying belief that leads some people to think that LLMs can grow into AGI. “Well human brains are just really complex computers with emergent intelligence, so digital computers should be able to do the same!” It’s a theory I disagree with. I’m merely pointing out that it’s where your line of reasoning leads.
Sounds to me like your argument now is that you wouldn’t feel special
It’s not about feeling special. Humans are more than just biological computers.
Turns out actually that humans, and every other organism that we know of, are just biological robots built by our genetic material for the purposes of its safety and propagation.
That’s a theory, without enough evidence to confirm. Framing it as “turns out actually that” ignores the facts. Presenting a hypothesis as if it’s some confirmed reality is anti-scientific.
And which part of you is the “you” making that final choice? Which part evaluates all of the conditions to make the decision, the part that isn’t determined by your hormones and brain chemistry at the time?
Surely you’re not going to tell me it’s the soul, unless you have evidence that it exists at all.
You’re asking questions that neuroscientists don’t even have the answers to. But if all of that was predetermined by your biology, then humans would be nothing more than computers.
So if that’s the case, then you must be the type to believe that LLMs can evolve into AGI. After all, these stupid soulless meat computers in our skulls were able to develop emergent consciousness, or at least a very good imitation of it, so good in fact that it even fools us into believing that we’re conscious and have free will, when actually we’re just stupid soulless meat computers.
Eh?
No idea how you got to the LLM conclusion, as they operate on completely different principles.
Sounds to me like your argument now is that you wouldn’t feel special, because humans would be “nothing more” than computers. Turns out actually that humans, and every other organism that we know of, are just biological robots built by our genetic material for the purposes of its safety and propagation.
Doesn’t necessarily mean we don’t have free will though. Although I’m almost certain that if the abrahamic god exists, we definitely do not.
Because you’re saying that humans are biological computers. That’s the same underlying belief that leads some people to think that LLMs can grow into AGI. “Well human brains are just really complex computers with emergent intelligence, so digital computers should be able to do the same!” It’s a theory I disagree with. I’m merely pointing out that it’s where your line of reasoning leads.
It’s not about feeling special. Humans are more than just biological computers.
That’s a theory, without enough evidence to confirm. Framing it as “turns out actually that” ignores the facts. Presenting a hypothesis as if it’s some confirmed reality is anti-scientific.