# 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]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "These things do understand." — Geoffrey Hinton, 2023, 60 Minutes discussion relayed by University of Toronto https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-geoffrey-hinton-things-understand ```