<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Thanks for your question. Why should we think Generative AI systems lack understanding? Over the last couple weeks, since Hinton’s October critique of me surfaced, I have written five recent essays on the matter, filled with examples, each exploring a different facet of the issues, both in chatbots and image generation systems:</div><div dir="ltr"><ul><li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/deconstructing-geoffrey-hintons-weakest?r=8tdk6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true">https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/deconstructing-geoffrey-hintons-weakest</a></li><li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/further-trouble-in-hinton-city?r=8tdk6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true">https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/further-trouble-in-hinton-city</a></li><li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/there-must-be-some-misunderstanding?r=8tdk6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web">https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/there-must-be-some-misunderstanding</a></li><li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/horse-rides-astronaut-redux?r=8tdk6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true">https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/horse-rides-astronaut-redux</a></li><li><a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/statistics-versus-understanding-the?r=8tdk6&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true">https://open.substack.com/pub/garymarcus/p/statistics-versus-understanding-the</a></li></ul><div>A few sample visuals from those below (read the essays for sources). The argument in brief is that the systems do fine in statistically canonical situations, but lack depth in their comprehension of complex syntax, negation, unusual circumstances, etc. Much more context (and many more examples) in the essays themselves.</div><div><br></div><div>Gary</div><div><br></div></div><div dir="ltr"></div></body></html>