Don’t be fooled—LLMs don’t reason
Quick summary
On an afternoon in Seoul in March 2016, I watched a program I helped build put a stone on the fifth line of a Go board in what looked like a gift to its human opponent. Move 37 in game two of the five-game match looked so absurd that some commentators thought it was a…
Key takeaways
- On an afternoon in Seoul in March 2016, I watched a program I helped build put a stone on the fifth line of a Go board in what looked like a gift to its human opponent.
- Move 37 in game two of the five-game match looked so absurd that some commentators thought it was a…
Why it matters
“Don’t be fooled—LLMs don’t reason” illustrates how changes in the AI ecosystem can affect products, workflows and user expectations together. Its lasting significance depends on measurable adoption, cost and safety outcomes.
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