What if mathematical objects are conscious and you have consciousness because you're the physical instantiation of a very complex mathematical object? It sounds absurd but it's really not any more absurd than "particular arrangements of atoms are conscious"
Solving consciousness isn't necessary because LLMs have nothing to do with consciousness. They are a math problem.
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substance 6 · argument · rank 182 · Being mathematical does not rule out consciousness any more than being physical does.
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I keep saying this. Reality doesn’t tell you which assumption is reasonable and probably never will