08 June 2025

AGI and "true reasoning", vs "AI" and "reasoning. How society handles language mis-use and abuse

Obviously, current AI is not really intelligent, doesn't have "true reasoning" or "true understanding". And we may argue (scientifically) that the terminology is wrong. Which it is. 


But this will not change the way people use, and mis-use, words.


What we do, when words are mis-used or abused, is invent new words.


So, we say AGI (General Artificial Intelligence), and "true reasoning", to clarify that "AI" and "reasoning" are improper terms.



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