As we don't know for sure what is happening 100% within a neural network, we can say we don't believe that they're thinking and we would still need to define
the word thinking. Once LLM's can self-modify, the word "thinking" will be more accurate than it is today.
And when Hinton says at MIT, "I find it very hard to believe that they don't have semantics when they consult problems like you know how I paint the rooms how I get all the rooms in my house to be painted white in two years time," I believe he's commenting on the ability of LLM's to think on some level.
And when Hinton says at MIT, "I find it very hard to believe that they don't have semantics when they consult problems like you know how I paint the rooms how I get all the rooms in my house to be painted white in two years time," I believe he's commenting on the ability of LLM's to think on some level.