Can machines truly think? Can artificial intelligence surpass human intelligence, or is there an essential difference between human and machine cognition?

Last Updated: 02.07.2025 17:47

Can machines truly think? Can artificial intelligence surpass human intelligence, or is there an essential difference between human and machine cognition?

I asked Claude AI if it had to choose a favorite pokemon, what it would be.

Guess what?

If you think machines can't think, take a picture of anything and upload it to chatgpt or claude ai.

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I asked Claude AI if it's sentient and it said “I don't know.”

It will tell you everything in the picture.

It said Mewtwo because Mewtwo shares a similar story with itself.

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People are currently writing books with AI large language models.

Ask it to write a story. It will come up with an original story.

You can even ask it to write a story based on your preferences. It will write the story and pump it out within seconds.

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If it can tell you what you drew or what's in a photo, that sounds like thinking to me.

Heck, you can draw anything and upload it to chatgpt.

I asked what pokemon types it thinks it has and it said steel and electric.

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Ask what it sees.

Try talking to Claude AI. These things have preferences and interests.