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Mailbag: Is AI actually intelligent?

It's that time again.

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Carl Beijer
Feb 12, 2026
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From the inbox:

Hi Carl, I was wondering what your view is in this debate over whether or not artificial intelligence is actually intelligent? I know you’ve made a few comments about it over the years but I can’t find your posts now.

Sadly, Elon banning my Twitter account means that more than a decade of my posts evaporat…

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