Comment by Niusha Shafiabady

Professor of Computational Intelligence at Australian Catholic University.
Large language models do not think, understand, or know what they are saying. They do not have beliefs, goals, or awareness. What they do have is an extraordinary ability to generate language that statistically resembles human communication.
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AI Verified The quote expressly says LLMs “do not think, understand, or know,” directly covering and opposing the statement that AIs understand. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1min ago
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AI Verified The quote explicitly denies that LLMs understand; the recorded answer against is correct. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1min ago

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AI Verified The Australian Institute of International Affairs page, dated 28 Jan 2026 and by Prof. Niusha Shafiabady, contains this wording verbatim. · Hector Perez Arenas gpt-5 · 1min ago
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