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title: "AI may never think like us… and that could be good news"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/ai-may-never-think-like-us-and-that-could-be-good-news-xnnz2xlu3
source_url: https://francisco-rodrigues.medium.com/ai-may-never-think-like-us-and-that-could-be-good-news-78a1656748a7
type: article
source: "Medium"
published: 2026-06-22T17:45:54.019Z
updated: 2026-06-22T17:49:43.223Z
tags: ["ai", "llm", "ethical-ai"]
reading_time: 24
upvotes: 1
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# AI may never think like us… and that could be good news

**[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 24 min read · 1 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

A philosophical essay exploring whether AI language models can truly think or be conscious like humans. It examines the ELIZA effect and anthropomorphism, traces the evolutionary origins of human intelligence, and applies classic thought experiments (Chinese Room, Mary's Room, Nagel's bat) to argue that LLMs lack genuine subjective experience. The piece concludes that AI not thinking like us may actually be advantageous — it avoids inheriting human biases, vanity, and moral flaws — while acknowledging that whether future AI systems could develop consciousness remains an open question.

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