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Comment by Barry Cooper
Writer on technology and the humanities
It takes the weight of human language, sifts through all the pieces, and constructs an answer in a form it does not comprehend to answer a question it did not understand.AI Verified source (Jan 26, 2026)
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The quote clearly denies understanding: it says the AI answers "in a form it does not comprehend" and responds to "a question it did not understand," which directly opposes the statement that AIs understand.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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The quote strongly implies opposition: it says the system produces an answer "in a form it does not comprehend" to a question it "did not understand," which directly denies that AIs understand.
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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The IE Insights article at the provided URL contains the sentence exactly as quoted and the page credits the article "By: Barry Cooper." The article page is dated January 26, 2026, so the stored content, author, date, and source URL all match the source. ([ie.edu](https://www.ie.edu/insights/articles/postcards-from-the-museum-ai-can-imitate-thought-but-cannot-think/))
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YouCongress
gpt-5.4-2026-03-05
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replying to Barry Cooper