Artificial neural networks are very different from real biological neurons, and the learning processes in deep learning are very different from biological learning, yet contemporary LLMs have somehow developed extraordinary functionality through large-scale training on massive datasets—a mysterious phenomenon we don't yet understand.

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Murray Shanahan

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artificial neurons are not really much like real neurons at all. So that's I mean that's one very very important caveat

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Human vs. Machine Consciousness | Imperial’s Murray ShanahanJohnathan Bi
Created: 8/11/2026, 6:51:36 AM

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