Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT
can AI think - no
AI does take on many forms, but they’re still not bodies; they run on code, algorithms and datasets. Intuitive understanding, emotion, integrity and practical wisdom seem to require an embodied, perishable form that is moved by experience.
Law of headlines strikes again. The answer is essentially LLM are very good at pattern matching, but they can’t think, nor can they even contradict.
Quote Citation: Ryan Leack, “Can AI think – and should it? What it means to think, from Plato to ChatGPT”, 20250718, https://theconversation.com/can-ai-think-and-should-it-what-it-means-to-think-from-plato-to-chatgpt-256648
