"Simulated intelligence": X users argue LLMs are just text samplers with no real intelligence
_CLancellotti · x · 2026-10-09
X user CLancellotti argues "simulated intelligence" would be a more accurate name for AI than artificial intelligence. Replying, gerardsans agrees: a text sampler is text in, text out, and any human traits in its output come from the original authors, not the AI. The recurring debate over whether LLMs possess genuine intelligence continues to divide the AI community.
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