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Frankly, I don't think you understand what "statistically generating tokens" actually means. Write that definition out formally. Then compare that operation to what a human does, assuming no revisions. It is the same, and that is my point. If you believe that humans understand, then "statistically generating tokens" cannot be disjoint from understanding.

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It is not the same.

You have observed nothing more than that a human can turn a shaft the same as an electric motor, and that an mp3 player can say "hello" the same as a human.

I think you're moving back to the "external calling" argument again, which my last few comments really have nothing to do with. But assuming your examples are not exclusive to that situation, that observation is my point. The definition of "statistically generating tokens" is too broad as to be meaningless in this context. So using it as a reason for lack of understanding is ridiculous.

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