YouCongress
About Sign up

Comment by Alfredo Vannacci

Human avatar
Associate professor and physician at the University of Florence, working on biomedical ethics, neuroscience, and philosophy of mind.
For LLMs, the known mechanism already suffices to explain behaviour, without invoking understanding.
AI Verified (May 3, 2026)
Source:
Alfredo Vannacci, “AI and the Human Mind,” Nature 652 (8109), 2026; archived May 3, 2026.
Like Share on X 20d ago

Policy proposals and claims

AIs understand
votes Against
Statement relation verification history AI Verified Report this

Statement relation comments

AI Verified Vannacci says LLM behavior is explained without invoking understanding, directly supporting opposition to the claim that AIs understand. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
Vote inference verification history AI Verified Report this

Vote answer comments

AI Verified The correct answer is against: LLM behavior needs no invocation of understanding. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

Quote authenticity verification history

Report this

Quote authenticity comments

AI Verified PhilArchive record for Vannacci's 2026 Nature correspondence contains the quoted sentence on LLM mechanisms and understanding. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago
replying to Alfredo Vannacci