To be clear i agree with you, my question is more pointed at us - i'm not sure we have a good understanding of conciousness, nor that we are as we seem. Given how prone to hallucinations we are, how our subtle hormones can drastically alter what we perceive as our intelligence, self identity, etc.

I'm not convinced LLMs are anything amazing in their current form, but i suspect they'll push a self reflection on us.

But clearly i think humans are far more Input-Output than the average person. I'm also not educated on the subject, so what do i know hah.