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AI is not thinking

It imitates reasoning - it doesn’t understand.

17 Dec 20251 min read

The myth

“AI understands the problem.”

The reality

AI can produce reasoning-shaped text without actually understanding the world. It’s excellent at patterns of explanation - but it doesn’t “know” what it’s saying.

Analogy

A mirror reflects a face.
It doesn’t have a life of its own.

Takeaway

Use AI to draft explanations, then validate with real reasoning and evidence.