Raw LLM Responses

I'm a big fan of Dave's work and channel and his fantastic book "Is this Wifi Organic". In the spirit of this I want to share a small beef I have with this video. The examples of malfeasance, the comments from the CEOs of these AI companies, etc.. they are misleading about what AI is doing. AI (LLMs specifically) are not intelligent. They are not self preserving. They are not "biological". They are marvels of technology and clever engineering that complete a seemingly easy yet surprisingly difficult task: what should the next token be? AI is not "trying to stay alive by blackmailing".. rather it used multiple algorithms and language breakdowns to put words together into sentences. It does not "know" what any of those things mean. It does not have "intention". I understand this does not change the outcome of the example but I think it's important we break from the hype just a bit and understand what is NOT.. it is not sentient or intelligent in any way.