Alison Gopnik: “Generative” AI is a summarizing machine, not a genuinely intelligent agent — like, say, a kitten

Alison Gopnik argues that "generative" AI operates primarily as a summarizing machine and lacks genuine intelligence, contrasting it with the innate understanding of living beings like kittens. She emphasizes that while AI can process information, it does not possess true consciousness or comprehension, a claim supported by philosophical perspectives on intelligence and cognition.