On what grounds do you think it likely that this phenomenon is at all related to consciousness? The latter is hardly understood. We can identify correlates in beings with constitutions very near to ours, which lend credence (but zero proof) to the claim they're conscious.
Language models are a novel/alien form of algorithmic intelligence with scant relation to biological life, except in their use of language.
Language models are a novel/alien form of algorithmic intelligence with scant relation to biological life, except in their use of language.