Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago
#AI
This podcast explores the concept of sentience in artificial intelligence, particularly in Large Language Models (LLMs). It defines sentience and discusses the limitations of the Turing Test as a definitive measure of AI consciousness, suggesting that an AI can appear human-like without necessarily being sentient. The author shares a personal anecdote about a "Play by Mail" game they developed, where an AI opponent convincingly mimicked human player behaviour, even before modern AI, further illustrating how systems can pass as intelligent without true sentience. Ultimately, we conclude that users cannot definitively know if an LLM is either sentient or merely excels at simulating human interaction.
AI was used to assist in the creation of this video.
I don't work for, nor am I paid by, or sponsored by, the owners of PowerBASIC or any other company mentioned in this podcast, I'm just a fan of their products.
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Source files and an Index to all the YouTube videos are accessible from here
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Music by ghosthack.de
#AI
This podcast explores the concept of sentience in artificial intelligence, particularly in Large Language Models (LLMs). It defines sentience and discusses the limitations of the Turing Test as a definitive measure of AI consciousness, suggesting that an AI can appear human-like without necessarily being sentient. The author shares a personal anecdote about a "Play by Mail" game they developed, where an AI opponent convincingly mimicked human player behaviour, even before modern AI, further illustrating how systems can pass as intelligent without true sentience. Ultimately, we conclude that users cannot definitively know if an LLM is either sentient or merely excels at simulating human interaction.
AI was used to assist in the creation of this video.
I don't work for, nor am I paid by, or sponsored by, the owners of PowerBASIC or any other company mentioned in this podcast, I'm just a fan of their products.
For more information on PowerBASIC visit
forum.PowerBasic.com
OR
pump.richheimer.de/index.php
Source files and an Index to all the YouTube videos are accessible from here
gsfsoftware.co.uk/PBTutorials/Projects.htm
Music by ghosthack.de
