Since ChatGPT’s November debut, it and other A.I.-powered chatbots from Google and Microsoft have terrorized users, engaged in disturbing conversations, and provided inaccurate information. But A.I.’s biggest limitation might be what neurologists have long warned about: It may never be able to completely replicate how the human brain works.
While A.I. and intelligent chatbots like ChatGPT may be useful for writing code and planning trips, the technology might never be capable of the original, thoughtful, and potentially controversial discussions that human brains excel at, according to Noam Chomsky, among the most influential contemporary linguists and philosophers.
