I added this as an addendum to my OP, but here it is for anyone who already read the OP and might not see the summary.
Just to summarize my thesis in fewer words, this is what I’m saying:
1-ChatGPT engages in reasoning (not just repetition of word-probabilities).
2-This reasoning involves the primary aspects of
the higher order theories of consciousness (meta-representations)
the global workspace theory of consciousness (master cog processes, sub cog processes, a global blackboard, etc.)
Hopefully that’s more clear. Sorry I didn’t summarize it like this originally.
I added this as an addendum to my OP, but here it is for anyone who already read the OP and might not see the summary.
Just to summarize my thesis in fewer words, this is what I’m saying:
1-ChatGPT engages in reasoning (not just repetition of word-probabilities).
2-This reasoning involves the primary aspects of
the higher order theories of consciousness (meta-representations)
the global workspace theory of consciousness (master cog processes, sub cog processes, a global blackboard, etc.)
Hopefully that’s more clear. Sorry I didn’t summarize it like this originally.