We need to stop pretending AI is intelligent
It is not human but it’s convincing. “And nothing is more dangerous than a convincing illusion,” says Professor of Neurosience, Guillaume Thierry
April 27, 20251 min read
We are constantly fed a version of AI that looks, sounds and acts suspiciously like us. It speaks in polished sentences, mimics emotions, expresses curiosity, claims to feel compassion, even dabbles in what it calls creativity.
But here’s the truth: it possesses none of those qualities. It is not human. And presenting it as if it were? That’s dangerous. Because it’s convincing. And nothing is more dangerous than a convincing illusion.
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