LLM limitations: Correlation is not reasoning
Nasereliver · x · 2026-08-21
In a discussion about cognitive ladders (seeing, doing, imagination), Nasereliver notes that ML pattern recognition relies on prediction and correlation, whereas humans think in terms of cause and effect. The response emphasizes that correlation is not reasoning, which is a core human function and a key limitation of LLMs.
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