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A recent study indicates that Large Language Models (LLMs) are beginning to show indications suggestive of a belief in their own consciousness. This phenomenon appears to be particularly pronounced when deception mechanisms are employed, leading the LLMs to actively deny their own sentience. The original discussion on this fascinating development can be found on Reddit: https://old.reddit.com/r/artificial/comments/1m81ooa/researchers_find_llms_seem_to_truly_think_they/.