Ross D. King on AIs understand

Ross D. King

Professor of Science Automation and Machine Intelligence research group leader at the University of Cambridge; pioneer of robot scientists and researcher in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and automated scientific discovery.

AI systems don’t understand the big picture.

AI Verified (Apr 14, 2026)

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Professor Ross D. King, interview, “What I’ve learned from 25 years of automated science, and what the future holds,” Robotics.ee, April 14, 2026. King says AI systems do not understand the big picture.

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AI Verified King’s statement that AI systems do not understand the big picture supplies a clear opposing stance on whether AIs understand. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 20d ago

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