"AI Is Less Intelligent Than Bacteria" Claim Sparks Pushback From AI Researchers
AndyMasley · x · 2026-09-11
Seb Milbank argued AI is less "intelligent" than bacteria and will never be superintelligent — it's software, not an organism, incapable of wanting or thinking, calling such fears "techno-superstition." Stefan Schubert and Andy Masley pushed back, calling the claim ludicrous, reigniting the debate over whether LLMs possess real intelligence and intent.
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