Words are how we communicate knowledge so sometimes the most probable combinations of words end up being facts

while it's technically true that it "just predicts the next word", it's a very misleading argument to make.

Computers are also "just some basic logic gates" and yet we can do complex stuff with them.

Complex behaviour can result from simple things.

Not defending the bullshit that LLMs generate, just to point out that you have to be careful with your arguments

“ChatGPT, please provide your rebuttal to this statement about you: […]”

Hey! That's a common misconception. While I do predict the next word based on patterns in the data I was trained on, I'm not just making things up. I provide information and answers based on the vast amount of text I've been trained on. It's more about recognizing patterns and providing coherent, relevant responses than just "guessing." Cheers!

You have just described how human brains work