LLMs lack internal will and just mirror you, argues dev pushing back on Turing test hype
LucaAmb · x · 2026-10-06
Responding to the claim that LLMs have long surpassed the Turing test, LucaAmb argues that extended conversations reveal they don't feel like talking to a person. His framing: LLMs lack internal will and end up becoming a reflection of the user, and they lack the transformative insights humans produce.
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