Top computer scientist says ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini lack true understanding
Veteran computer scientist Peter J. Denning has argued in his new book that modern AI systems, including ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, process and manipulate language without any genuine comprehension. Denning traces the root of this problem to Alan Turing's landmark 1950 paper, which he believes sent AI research in the wrong direction. He specifically challenges two core Turing assumptions: that intelligence does not require a physical body, and that mimicking human responses is sufficient proof of thought. According to Denning, these flawed premises have misguided roughly 75 years of AI development. He also raises an alarm about agentic AI systems, suggesting they could pose greater risks than even the much-discussed threat of superintelligence.
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