Comment by mlsu

Definition of Life:

Metabolism: The chemical processes inside a body that turn food or nutrients into energy. LLM's do not spontaneously do this, they are powered by plugging them into the wall.

Growth: The ability to get larger and develop over time. LLMs are fixed in size (and in fact don't really have a size, because it's a computer program) and do not grow or change over time.

Reproduction: The ability to create new organisms. LLM's do not reproduce themselves.

Response to Stimuli: The ability to react to changes in the environment. LLM's do not have an environment. Their environment is a man-made, theoretical structure of logical operations implemented in silicon.

Evolution: The capacity of a genetic system to change and adapt across generations. LLMs do not change or evolve over time.

So... 0/5! Big fat goose egg for LLM's.