Is AI really "thinking"? Or just pretending? Apple research

🧠💭 Is AI really "thinking"? Or just pretending? Apple's latest research, “The Illusion of Thinking,” dives deep into how smart AI models (like ChatGPT or others) solve problems. At first, they look like they’re reasoning step by step—almost like they’re thinking. But here’s the twist: 👉 When the questions get really hard, these AIs start to fail—badly. 👉 It’s like a student who writes all the steps in math but still gets the wrong answer! 📉 The research shows that these models can be good at "looking smart" but don’t always understand what they’re doing. Why it matters: In school or l…