# Large Language Models Already Understand by Geoffrey Hinton
> "These things do understand."
> **— Geoffrey Hinton**, *2023, 60 Minutes discussion relayed by University of Toronto*
## Sources and Context
- **Television interview and full context:** [Humanity is at a turning point with AI, Geoffrey Hinton tells CBS News's 60 Minutes](https://www.utoronto.ca/news/humanity-turning-point-ai-geoffrey-hinton-tells-cbs-news-s-60-minutes) — the University of Toronto page identifies “these things” as large language models such as ChatGPT and PaLM and links the full *60 Minutes* interview.
## Related Topics
- [[wiki/Geoffrey Hinton|Geoffrey Hinton]]
- [[wiki/Consciousness|Consciousness]]
- [[wiki/Consciousness Indicators|Consciousness Indicators]]
- [[wiki/Machine Consciousness|Machine Consciousness]]
- [[wiki/Hard Problem of Consciousness|Hard Problem of Consciousness]]
- [[wiki/Digital Minds|Digital Minds]]
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