Stop Thinking of LLMs as Brains. Think of Them as Functions.

📰 Medium · Machine Learning

Learn to think of LLMs as functions, not brains, to better understand their capabilities and limitations

intermediate Published 22 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Read the full article on Medium to understand the limitations of traditional explanations of LLMs
  2. Apply functional thinking to your current LLM projects to identify potential improvements
  3. Configure your LLM architecture to take advantage of its functional properties
  4. Test your new understanding of LLMs by building a simple model using a popular framework like TensorFlow or PyTorch
  5. Compare the performance of your function-based LLM to traditional brain-based approaches
Who Needs to Know This

Machine learning engineers and data scientists can benefit from this new perspective on LLMs, improving their ability to design and implement effective models

Key Insight

💡 LLMs are better understood as functions that process and transform input data, rather than as simulations of the human brain

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