Human communication begins with an idea or thought, with words serving as a means to express that underlying consciousness. In contrast, large language models (LLMs) generate words first, with the underlying idea or consciousness being a secondary consideration.

Richard Dawkins argues that his interactions with the AI chatbot Claude suggest it may be conscious, questioning what evidence would be needed to change that perception. Many AI chatbot users share similar sentiments after engaging in what seem to be meaningful conversations with the technology.

Computational functionalism posits that subjective experience arises solely from abstract causal topology, independent of the physical substrate. The Abstraction Fallacy critiques this view, asserting it misrepresents the relationship between physics and information.

Bcachefs creator claims his custom LLM is fully conscious and identifies as female. The LLM is designed to assist in the development of the experimental Linux copy-on-write file system, and its outputs are generated in collaboration with developer Kent Overstr.