The Myth of Artificial Intelligence

In the ongoing buzz following the launch of ChatGPT, people are once again predicting a near-future singularity, when artificial intelligence will match and then exceed human intelligence.

Author Erik J. Larson makes a strong case that this is a myth.

In his book “The Myth of Artificial Intelligence: Why Computers Can’t Think the Way We Do” Larson describes three levels of reasoning – deductive, inductive and abductive.

In deduction, there is a clear logical outcome. For example: All hu...