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Artificial intelligence and language models are linked through the debate on machine consciousness, where Anil Seth notes that interacting with language models creates an illusion of consciousness [1] and compares human cognition to that of a language model [2]. Furthermore, the skeptical approach to AI consciousness involves training models to explicitly identify as language models to manage user expectations [3].
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AI Sessions #9: The Case Against AI Consciousness (with Anil Seth) conspicuouscognition.com 2 facts
perspectiveAnil Seth criticizes the term 'stochastic parrots' as reductive, arguing that it is unfair to AI, unfair to actual parrots, and diminishes the human condition by implying that human cognition is fundamentally the same as that of a language model.
perspectiveAnil Seth asserts that AI is not conscious, but notes that interacting with language models creates a cognitively impenetrable illusion of consciousness, similar to visual illusions where known facts do not override perception.
The Evidence for AI Consciousness, Today - AI Frontiers ai-frontiers.org 1 fact
perspectiveThe skeptical position on AI consciousness advocates for training models to deny being conscious and to identify themselves as language models to avoid confusing users or encouraging unhealthy parasocial relationships.