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Comment by tom2026hn

3 hours ago

No, LLMs are fundamentally designed as probabilistic engines for next-token prediction, from which intelligence-like functions have emerged as a byproduct. Such emergence is not guaranteed, given that the underlying mechanisms are not fully understood. Consequently, one cannot dismiss the possibility of consciousness arising.

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