The Thinking Illusion

The Thinking Illusion

AI
Loop Podcasts by Loop Institute
S1 · E7
Jun 12, 2026
10:50

Episode notes

In this episode, we explore one of the biggest misconceptions surrounding artificial intelligence: the belief that AI actually "thinks" like humans. As AI systems become increasingly capable of generating text, images, code, and decisions, it's easy to attribute human-like reasoning to machines. But is AI truly thinking, or are we projecting intelligence onto sophisticated pattern recognition systems?