A.I. is simply pattern matching - a summary of a talk I attended … https://guitarvydas.github.io/2023/10/27/PEO-Generative-AI.html

Does anyone disagree with the notion that AI is pattern matching? I see the ongoing debate as exploring how far pattern matching can go in explaining cognitive processes. That said, I fully agree that AI will not take over the world. What it lacks is agency, or more prosaically, goals in life. The real risk is AI owners taking over the world.