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AI =/= LLMs. AI are neural networks that are modeled after the human brain in every capacity possible on a current computers. Neural networks can be trained on text to create LLMs. They can be trained on photos to create image generators like stable diffusion. They can be trained on audio to speak exactly like someone or generate music. They can be put into control loops the learn movements for robots like boston dynamics. Neural networks are just small(for now) brains trained to do one thing.

We can already combine these to do pretty crazy things, they're only going to get more powerful, more efficient, more integrated, and more capable. AGI Singularity will happen, and probably sooner than we think.

Thanks! I've been working on this idea for quite a while. I post summaries and random thoughts occasionally hoping to refine my thinking to the point at which I'll feel comfortable writing a proper essay.

I like the name you've given the overarching system. That's been a bit of a struggle for me, so you've given me a better concept to work with. "Large Sensory Input Model" captures my thoughts better than my own "the brain is just a kind of LLM." That it's abbreviation "LSIM" also conjures connections to "simulation" is a bonus for me, because that also addresses my thoughts on how we understand some things and other people.

There is a fairly old hypothesis that something called "Theory of Mind" is basically our brain modelling and simulating other brains as a way to understand and predict the behaviour of others. That has explanatory power: empathy, stereotypes, in/out groups, better accuracy with closer relationships, "living on" through powerful simulations of those closest to us who have died, etc.

Thanks for the feedback!