Jeff Sebo backs Nate Silver: most AI experts would agree models 'think'
aran_nayebi · x · 2026-09-25
Nate Silver argued that an unbiased poll of AI field experts would likely find broad agreement that advanced models "think," at least on harder tasks. Philosopher Jeff Sebo, an expert in the area, reposted and endorsed the take. The exchange signals growing mainstream acceptance of framing frontier models as reasoning systems.
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