On: Is chain-of-thought AI reasoning a mirage?

[griffzhowl]

> Dijkstra's point is that the debate about word definitions is irrelevant and a distraction.

Agreed, and I've made this point a few times, so it's ironic we're going back and forth about this.

> The second half of the sentence contradicts the first.

I'm not saying the question is clear. I'm saying there's clearly an interpretation of it as a question about capabilities.