Commentary Argues AI Follows 100% Human-Coded Instructions, Not Independent Reason
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Updated · CounterPunch · Jul 6
Commentary Argues AI Follows 100% Human-Coded Instructions, Not Independent Reason
2 articles · Updated · CounterPunch · Jul 6
Summary
A July 6 commentary argues AI does not think, reason or possess consciousness, describing its output as the execution of human-written algorithms rather than independent cognition.
The piece says apparent reasoning comes from sequenced instructions, training data and semantic definitions created by developers, with models matching and processing words without understanding them.
It extends that claim to economics, arguing AI systems and their infrastructure were built by workers, so treating output as machine-generated obscures human labor and who captures profits.
The article also questions AI's social value, citing heavy computing demands, environmental costs and language-flattening effects as broader risks behind claims of technological progress.