LLMs are AI though. Not generally intelligent but machine learning systems are AI by definition. “Plant” is not synonym for spruce but it’s not wrong to call them that.
The “fear expressed in other comments” was written by me, and it has nothing to do with AI becoming conscious. Humans are the most intelligent species on Earth, and our mere existence is dangerous to every other species - regardless of intent. We don’t wipe out anthills at construction sites because we want to harm ants; it just happens as a consequence of what we do.
LLMs are AI though. Not generally intelligent but machine learning systems are AI by definition. “Plant” is not synonym for spruce but it’s not wrong to call them that.
The “fear expressed in other comments” was written by me, and it has nothing to do with AI becoming conscious. Humans are the most intelligent species on Earth, and our mere existence is dangerous to every other species - regardless of intent. We don’t wipe out anthills at construction sites because we want to harm ants; it just happens as a consequence of what we do.