No one can provide a technical definition of what it means to think. That doesn’t mean LLMs are thinking. This style of argument, which often boils down to “you can’t solidly define the thought process, therefore LLMs can think!” is a fallacy. Why would we expect LLMs to be capable of thought in the first place?
The fact that these models have devoured the contents of the entire internet and still aren’t AGI is an indication that LLMs won’t develop a capacity for cognition.
The fact that these models have devoured the contents of the entire internet and still aren’t AGI is an indication that LLMs won’t develop a capacity for cognition.