When I actuate the chain on my chainsaw to move, it’s obeying me unquestionably, in the same way that when I press a key on my keyboard it obeys me unquestionably. What exactly is the difference?

It’s just a chain reaction. Obeying requires agency (the choice to follow the direction or not). LLMs and chainsaws don’t have it.

I think we agree with each other.

You can refer to it however you want, the outcome is the same.

This is a conversation about semantics, so suggesting semantics is irrelevant to the outcome is not germane to the discussion at hand.