# Talking about Large Language Models

“Talking about Large Language Models” (2024), by Murray Shanahan. Psychology research paper. Original abstract below, unchanged. A free PDF is available.

- Authors: Murray Shanahan
- Published: January 25, 2024
- Field: Psychology
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3624724
- Free PDF: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2212.03551

## Abstract

Interacting with a contemporary LLM-based conversational agent can create an illusion of being in the presence of a thinking creature. Yet, in their very nature, such systems are fundamentally not like us.

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