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by tartoran 1295 days ago
Though it may look amazing it is not really thinking. It is simply capable of using a placeholder word. For HN’s sake AI does not understand anything, it’s just leveraging patterns, patterns that are sometimes complicated for us and that does make a great tool. But it’s just a tool for now.
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We are all philosophical zombies. Let’s not single out the software. ;)
Take a look at the sibling. Maybe be less than understanding but it’s a lot more than a placeholder.
AlphaZero and Stockfish are not really thinking either when it comes to chess.

I just don't understand how a thinking human can not see that this is basically irrelevant.