I agree. Quantum mechanics is "just statistics", and yet it still causes chemistry to happen.
I think that the argument for qualia is pretty weak - if we can have a conversation about "blueness" with a blind person, we have to admit the possibility of "understanding" existing in some form in LLMs.
Even if it's just a statistical emulation, at what point does a statistical emulation become reality, if it's a good enough emulation down to the metaphorical planck distance.
I think that the argument for qualia is pretty weak - if we can have a conversation about "blueness" with a blind person, we have to admit the possibility of "understanding" existing in some form in LLMs.
Even if it's just a statistical emulation, at what point does a statistical emulation become reality, if it's a good enough emulation down to the metaphorical planck distance.