Researcher pushes back on dog-LLM analogy: dogs are sentient, LLMs are not
herbiebradley · x · 2026-09-24
Replying to @AndyMasley's dog analogy, herbiebradley argues that dogs are sentient animals while LLMs are not, calling their equivalence an extreme view — though he concedes words like "understand" and "think" remain fine colloquially for LLMs.
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