A clarification of the conditions under which Large language Models could be conscious

With incredible speed Large Language Models (LLMs) are reshaping many aspects of society. This has been met with unease by the public, and public discourse is rife with questions about whether LLMs are or might be conscious. Because there is widespread disagreement about consciousness between scientists, any concrete answers we could offer the public would be contentious. Here we offer the next best thing: charting the possibility for consciousness in LLMs.