Anil Seth ↔ Large Language Models

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Anil K. Seth evaluates the nature of consciousness in Large Language Models, noting that humans may incorrectly attribute consciousness to them [1] and arguing that they lack the genuine temporal dynamics found in biological entities [2].

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AI Sessions #9: The Case Against AI Consciousness (with Anil Seth) conspicuouscognition.com Conspicuous Cognition 2 facts

perspectiveAnil Seth argues that large language models do not possess genuine temporal dynamics because their simulated heartbeats are not embedded in physical time, unlike biological entities.

claimAnil Seth argues that human exceptionalism has historically caused humans to make false negatives regarding consciousness in non-human animals, while simultaneously encouraging false positives regarding consciousness in large language models.