Judea Pearl endorses interview: model fluency is not understanding
yudapearl · x · 2026-10-13
Judea Pearl shared an interview with Elias Bareinboim on Alex Molak's podcast, endorsing its core argument: today's models are fluent, but fluency is not understanding — you can fit all the curves in the world and still not know which switch turns on the lamp. Pearl calls it mandatory viewing for aspiring AGI researchers.
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