The dumbest part of discussing LLMs are people who go “but what if our brains are ALSO basically statistical word predictors…” NO. Please stop. You’re doing the thing that every generation has ever done when someone makes some viral tech.
Alchemy = what if our brains are also basically strange humors?
Newtonian physics = what if our brains are also basically tiny celestial systems?
Steam engine = what if our brains are also basically steam engines?
Watchmaking = what if our brains are also basically a system of gears?
Electronics = what if our brains are also basically electrical circuits?
Telephone = what if our brains are also basically a switchboard?
Radio = what if our brains are also basically radio transceivers?
Computers = what if our brains are also basically computers?
NO. All those people were wrong, and you are also wrong. Stop thinking of our brains as “basically” any tech. Study the brain as what it is. You’re being a sucker for marketing hype.