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Did I miss a fundamental shift in how LLMs work? Until they change that fundamental piece, they are literally that: programs that use math to determine the most likely next token.
This point is irrelevant when discussing capabilities. It's like saying that your brain is literally just a bunch of atoms following a set of physics laws. Absolutely true but not particularly helpful. Complex systems have emergent properties.
Current LLM systems are more like simulation of the stimulation, a conclusion rather than a exploration.