Hot take: headlines claiming AI models 'think' or 'care' are sensationalist red flags
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-17
Gerard Sans argues that any headline saying an AI model 'thinks', 'wants' or 'cares' is a red flag: LLMs have no self, no psychology, no goals. Such sensationalism, he says, is fuelling AI fatigue.
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