What does it mean that AI "thinks"? Reasoning, inference and the limits of innovation
Carnegie Mellon, a podcast and an analysis say that "thinking" models go beyond autocomplete, while another argument holds that a system that solves textbook problems perfectly is not necessarily capable of innovation. The texts were published on 3–5 August.
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- What Do We Really Mean When We Say AI ‘Thinks?’ - AI at Dietrich College - Dietrich College of Humanities and Social Sciences - Carnegie Mellon Universitycmu.edu · Aug 3, 2026
- Google LLMs can’t jumpmedium.com · Aug 5, 2026
- Reasoning Models: When LLMs Went Beyond Fancy Autocompletelineardigressions.substack.com · Aug 3, 2026
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