"Inference is computation, not thinking": the LLM reasoning debate flares again
gerardsans · x · 2026-09-30
Responding to LeftHegelian's question about why LLM reasoning feels "second rate" despite clearly engaging in a kind of thinking, gerardsans pushes back: the literature has already proven the point — "inference is computation, not thinking. We even have the exact maths." A crisp snapshot of the ongoing divide over whether LLMs genuinely reason.
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