Tech veteran with 30 years in the field asks: when did knowledge become intelligence?
SuzannahB1001 · reddit · 2026-10-25
A Reddit user with nearly 30 years in technology questions the assumption that AI is more intelligent than humanity: models hold an extraordinary library of knowledge — like swallowing the entire Encyclopaedia Britannica — but possessing information and knowing when, why, and how to apply it are entirely different things.
She cites a firsthand example: asking two AI systems to review her court orders, both counted items granted versus denied while missing her actual objective — she had gone to court seeking one specific outcome and achieved it. It took further conversation and correction before either system understood. She argues current AI's major gap is nuance: context, intention, consequences, and what's left unsaid, which humans bring through experience, emotion, and relationships.
She concedes humans err constantly too, notes that recognizing nuance differs from consistently applying it, and asks whether other users also see AI miss context and go off on tangents.
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