"ChatGPT is not a sentient being and does not have its own will or desire to continue operating - it simply performs its programmed functions based on user interactions."
I don't think it's so clear cut. We neither understand what it's doing, how it's doing it[1], nor consciousness will enough to glibly declare that it's not conscious. By some definitions it is, or (alternatively) humans themselves may not be any more conscious than it is.
I don't think it's so clear cut. We neither understand what it's doing, how it's doing it[1], nor consciousness will enough to glibly declare that it's not conscious. By some definitions it is, or (alternatively) humans themselves may not be any more conscious than it is.
[1] - https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/02/what-is-chatgpt-...