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Oneironaut

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10. AI does not "think." Sorry. The structure of it is composed of "neurons," but it does not think logically.

Reply to AZJonnie (Original post)

Tue Apr 14, 2026, 01:00 PM

10 hrs ago

“AI” is a buzz word now. The subject of this is more LLMs. AI is not reasoning like a brain when it spits out content for you. It is trained based on certain inputs to provide outputs, like an overly complex search engine. That’s all it is.

Impressive? Definitely! It is not reasoning like a brain, though.

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As someone who must use AI daily for coding for work, when people try to convince me that AI can't "think"? [View all] AZJonnie 23 hrs ago OP

Thank you for sharing your experience. Drum 23 hrs ago #1

Im sorry, Dave ... msongs 23 hrs ago #2

I have had similar experiences with AI Disaffected 23 hrs ago #3

Due to the hype around Large Language Models,... LudwigPastorius 22 hrs ago #4

AI is the devil. Scrivener7 15 hrs ago #5

Posts like these tell me as much about what people think about thinking as they do about AI. WhiskeyGrinder 15 hrs ago #6

Code for the queries and converting data into graphs and getting the graphs on the page showing how I want it to AZJonnie 10 hrs ago #9

Yes, if you cherry-pick responses, you can convince yourself genAI models are actually thinking. Especially highplainsdem 15 hrs ago #7

I used to see this all the time, but with the latest models of Claude and Gemini AZJonnie 10 hrs ago #11

Oh my! Exemplifying the horrors of Imitation Intelligence in defense of it. hunter 10 hrs ago #8

AI does not "think." Sorry. The structure of it is composed of "neurons," but it does not think logically. Oneironaut 10 hrs ago #10

The bright side could be pretty bright gulliver 9 hrs ago #12