> But when I challenge myself to describe specifically what the difference is, I can’t.
There is one difference that will never change: we human (and non human) beings can feel pain.
There is one difference that will never change: we human (and non human) beings can feel pain.
My point is not to suggest it’s human. Or sentient. Because those are words that always result in the same discussions: about semantics.
I’m suggesting that we cannot in a meaningful way demonstrate that what it’s doing isn’t what our brains are doing. We could probably do so in many shallow ways that in the months and years ahead be overcome. ChatGPT is an infant.