LLMs lack semantic understanding and rely on statistical patterns. They are reactive systems without goals, intentions, or the ability to self-improve. They also cannot generate truly novel ideas or concepts beyond their training data.
You are using facts and logic. This is not the favorite HN food. Just believe, this is a religion. :)
Can it bootstrap a civilization and conquer the world from just sensory input, bunch of raw natural resources and ability to combine and manipulate them after several 10s of thousands of years with little prior knowledge?