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reddit.comColumn: These Apple researchers just showed that AI bots can't think, and possibly never will — Apple’s AI researchers gave these AI systems a simple arithmetic problem that schoolkids can solve. The bots flunked.
Anyone who tests AI on their area of expertise rapidly realizes that AI is an idiot.
Unfortunately, it is becoming clear to me that many humans do not have an area of expertise.
Isaac King 🔍x.comI’m frankly confused by the apparent lack of attention and exploration around this use case. Especially since some early indicators suggest the way people are currently using generative AI leads to a reduction in critical thinking:
- A Microsoft Research team (Lee 2025 ) surveyed 319 knowledge workers on their use of generative AI and found “higher
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