Plinz Argues Claiming LLMs Cannot Think Is Unscientific

Plinz argues that the claim 'LLMs cannot think' is itself unscientific, requiring a formal definition of thought and proof that LLMs differ causally from human minds, given LLMs already master tasks commonly seen as markers of thinking.

2026-09-25 ~ 2026-09-26 · 2 related posts

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