@sothach I admit I'm fuzzy on the exact meaning of the term in this context, but I don't believe any acknowledgeable people believe that AI is conscious, and the term is used and intended metaphorically, not literally. Indeed, it stems from the fact that AI does not and CAN not reason: It formulates responces based on statistical patterns in its training data, which if poorly curated (as is very often the case) may be fictional or non-sensical.

@sothach @GossiTheDog the sun doesn't really rise, it's the world that turns. Dough doesn't really rest, it's not animate. Houses, generally speaking, don't have bones - good or otherwise. Language must be a constant source of frustration for you