Thinking is a human feature. Will AI someday really think? That's like asking if submarines swim. If you call it swimming then robots will think, yes.

Noam Chomsky
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Think of the term “human feature.” It is something that is an attribute of human beings, not AI. We are, indeed, programmed to think by nature. However, it is quite possible that AI will eventually think. If you call it thinking then they will think too. Thinking, in this sense, is a term that is applicable to both humans and machines.

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