“If these machines are not conscious, what more could it possibly take to convince you that they are?” That’s the question that esteemed scientist and outspoken atheist Richard Dawkins asks in a new column at UnHerd , after becoming convinced that his AI chatbot (Anthropic’s “Claude”) is having genuine conversations with him. Dawkins is hardly alone in this view – many users of AI chatbots come to this conclusion, after having what appear to be long, intelligent back-and-forths with their […]
Fantastic example of how smart people can be stupid.
LLMs give a fabulous illusion when you look at the just right — but when you know how they work, you can break the illusion. Richard doesn’t know how the work, so for him the illusion persists. Ironically this is the same for those who don’t believe in evolution: they don’t know how evolution works so they’re able to persist in their delusion.
Fantastic example of how smart people can be stupid.
LLMs give a fabulous illusion when you look at the just right — but when you know how they work, you can break the illusion. Richard doesn’t know how the work, so for him the illusion persists. Ironically this is the same for those who don’t believe in evolution: they don’t know how evolution works so they’re able to persist in their delusion.
Richard Dawkins once said children shouldn’t read fairy stories because they encourage magical thinking, the man is a tool.
I will make a million children cry if it means one less crystal enthusiast in the world