Why Smart Machines Are Still Dumb Kids in Disguise

Remember that one kid in school who always raised their hand as if they had cracked the meaning of life, only to blank out when called on?

That’s AI in a nutshell. These “smart machines” are like overconfident toddlers — they know their ABCs but can’t spell “understand” to save their circuits.

Sure, they can churn out Shakespearean sonnets, solve math problems faster than your graphing calculator, and even give TED Talk-worthy answers about existentialism.

But give them something new or weirdly specific — like “How do I fold a fitted sheet without crying?” — and watch them short-circuit like a Wi-Fi router in a thunderstorm.

Why? Because they don’t think. They copy-paste reality based on patterns they’ve memorized, like that parrot at the pet store reciting “Polly wants a cracker” but clueless about why Polly’s even hungry.

When AI Meets the Fitted Sheet of Doom

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