Rich Heimann

Intelligence in Use: Wittgenstein, Turing, and Modern AI

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Rich Heimann
Jan 03, 2026
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I am skeptical toward any claim about AI’s “inner essence,” no matter who makes it. The worry is not that words like intelligence are meaningless, but that we mistake the act of naming for an explanation. Because “intelligence” is a noun, we’re tempted to assume it names a hidden property or something the system has on the inside. Wittgenstein’s diagnos…

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