I do this too. As does my 5yo, and at least one of my siblings. And, yes, the conversation seems most like a decent predictive text algorithm. I have no reason to expect that’s not exactly what’s going on in those moments: some parts of the brain are active, resulting in some of the interactive subroutines being available, but it isn’t anywhere near coordinated or sophisticated enough to add up to anything that resembles the usual thing people mean when they talk about “consciousness”.
I do this too. As does my 5yo, and at least one of my siblings. And, yes, the conversation seems most like a decent predictive text algorithm. I have no reason to expect that’s not exactly what’s going on in those moments: some parts of the brain are active, resulting in some of the interactive subroutines being available, but it isn’t anywhere near coordinated or sophisticated enough to add up to anything that resembles the usual thing people mean when they talk about “consciousness”.