>The difference is that we can reason about our experience with ToM and examine it to some degree (given with serious limitations, still),
Those examinations still depend on outward behaviors observed.
>and know that beyond doubt you and I and most other people have a very similar experience.
No i certainly can't. I can at best say, 'Well, i'm human and he's human so he probably has theory of mind' but that is by no means beyond any doubt. There are humans born with no arms, humans born with no legs, humans born with little to no empathy, humans born with so little intelligence they will never be able to care for themselves.
To be frank, It would be very questionable indeed logically to assume every human is 'conscious'. When i make that assumption, i take a leap of faith, i look at behaviors, see it is similar and accept.
Taking this stance, it would logically be very strange to not extend the same grace to non-human beings who exhibit similar behavior - being human is not a guarantee of consciousness in the first place.
>The magical box is presumably not having the same experience we have.
Maybe, Maybe not. I think the real question is why on earth does that matter ?
We're not asking if LLMs are human. They are not. We're asking if they can model the beliefs and internal states of other entities as separate of their own - Theory of Mind.
Those examinations still depend on outward behaviors observed.
>and know that beyond doubt you and I and most other people have a very similar experience.
No i certainly can't. I can at best say, 'Well, i'm human and he's human so he probably has theory of mind' but that is by no means beyond any doubt. There are humans born with no arms, humans born with no legs, humans born with little to no empathy, humans born with so little intelligence they will never be able to care for themselves.
To be frank, It would be very questionable indeed logically to assume every human is 'conscious'. When i make that assumption, i take a leap of faith, i look at behaviors, see it is similar and accept.
Taking this stance, it would logically be very strange to not extend the same grace to non-human beings who exhibit similar behavior - being human is not a guarantee of consciousness in the first place.
>The magical box is presumably not having the same experience we have.
Maybe, Maybe not. I think the real question is why on earth does that matter ? We're not asking if LLMs are human. They are not. We're asking if they can model the beliefs and internal states of other entities as separate of their own - Theory of Mind.