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# AI language mastery doesn't mean thinking ability.
- URL: https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/ai-language-mastery-doesnt-mean-thinking-ability/
- Published: 2023-12-11T10:08:25.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-27T05:36:27.000Z
- Description: ChatGPT may be good at stringing words together but struggle with tasks like basic arithmetic or giving cooking advice. Language and thinking may not be as intertwined as we thought. AI programs being "good at language" doesn't mean they're "good at thought".
- Author: Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP
- Tags: News, #seo-post-1

[ChatGPT](https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/chatgpt-speaker/) may be good at stringing words together but struggle with tasks like basic arithmetic or giving cooking advice. Language and thinking may not be as intertwined as we thought. AI programs being "good at language" doesn't mean they're "good at thought".

Read the full article on [The Atlantic](https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theatlantic.com%2Ftechnology%2Farchive%2F2023%2F01%2Fchatgpt-ai-language-human-computer-grammar-logic%2F672902&ref=thedigitalspeaker.com).

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