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not a huge fan of declarations of "LLMs are conscious" because that is basically the same as the "LLMs are not conscious" argument right now. i like having spicy takes and all but that one feels counter productive

I also think saying something “is” consciously is subtly wrong framing as opposed to saying it “has” consciousness

take it one step further: consider consciousness a transient property of a system at a point in time, and treat it as a continuous quantity rather than a yes/no trait you can experimentally verify this at home with a shot glass and a bottle of tequila

There we go, now we’re cooking

Same! In many contexts this isn't even controversial. High-level athletes put a lot of effort into *not* being in a fully conscious state while playing. You want to clear your mind, lock in, focus, move instinctively. If you're "thinking about it" that's bad.