"A storm simulation never gets you wet": the symbol-grounding debate over AI understanding
gerardsans · x · 2026-10-03
In an X exchange, gerardsans revived the classic symbol-grounding argument against equating AI symbol manipulation with real understanding: a simulated storm never gets you wet, and a description of an apple never grows an apple tree.
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