Chatbots saying "I understand you" reveals little about real experience, researcher says
preslav_nakov · x · 2026-09-08
NLP researcher Preslav Nakov told Bulgarian outlet Capital that a chatbot saying "I understand you" tells us little about whether it experiences anything — the apparent consciousness of generative AI is largely an illusion.
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