Pseudo-Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence

The debate of “Pseudo-Intelligence vs Artificial Intelligence” often arises when discussing modern AI technologies. Many tools based on machine learning are labeled as AI, linking them to the goal of creating an artificial mind. However, this naming often gives users the wrong impression of what current artificial intelligence can do.

What is ChatGPT?

ChatGPT is a product of machine learning, but it is neither a database nor capable of thinking. Two things about ChatGPT deceive people. First, it responds in a conversational tone. Second, we call it artificial intelligence. Read more about what AI really is.

The Nature of Intelligence

If you ask a psychologist what intelligence is, you’ll get different answers. Generally, intelligence includes the ability to solve problems and think. The dream of scientists is to create true artificial intelligence, known as AGI (Artificial General Intelligence). AGI doesn’t exist yet, but companies like OpenAI are striving to achieve it as soon as possible. Currently, we only have “weak” AI, capable of performing specific tasks, such as song recognition or autocorrect.

The Problem with the Name

Calling all products based on machine learning artificial intelligence leads to the assumption that these tools can think. This creates a problem because people misunderstand what these tools can and cannot do. Learn the basics of machine learning here.

“Fake it Until You Make it”

When we say someone is intelligent, we imply that they think a lot. However, artificial intelligence does not think the way humans do. Generative tools like LLMs and GPTs create results using statistical methods, not reasoning.

The Rise of Pseudo-Intelligence

Using the term “artificial intelligence” for machine learning leads to a misunderstanding of these technologies. In the future, we may not be able to distinguish between real intelligence and pseudo-intelligence because these tools will become more sophisticated, but they will not be truly conscious.

The Future of Pseudo-Intelligence

Teachers and professors increasingly notice that students are becoming less digitally literate because they rely on tools like Siri or ChatGPT instead of developing their own skills. AI tools reduce their skills to simply asking questions, rather than teaching them how to think and analyze information. This shift represents a move towards an era where pseudo-intelligence dominates, and distinguishing between real and artificial thinking becomes increasingly difficult.