Considering the number of "brain cells" an LLM has, I could grant that it might have the self-awareness of (say) an ant. If we attribute more consciousness than that to the LLM, it might be strictly because it communicates to us in our own language, in part thanks to the technical assistance of LLM training giving it voice, and the semblance of thought.
Even if a cockroach _could_ express its teeny tiny feelings in English, wouldn't you still step on it ?
Even if a cockroach _could_ express its teeny tiny feelings in English, wouldn't you still step on it ?