Bingo: the RISKS Digest site at Newcastle is back up to date again. Herewith two consecutive articles from RISKS 34:83:

Capability Maturity Models and generative artificial intelligence

(see above)

The AI boom is based on a fundamental mistake (The Verge)

Large language mistake

Cutting-edge research shows language is not the same as intelligence. The entire AI bubble is built on ignoring it.

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Last year, three scientists published a commentary
https://archive.ph/o/BV16q/https://gwern.net/doc/psychology/linguistics/2024-fedorenko.pdf
in the journal Nature titled, with admirable clarity, “Language is
primarily a tool for communication rather than thought.” [ ... ]