Don’t be fooled—LLMs don’t reason

MIT Technology Review AIFriday, October 2, 2026 at 8:00 AM

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On an afternoon in Seoul in March 2016, I watched a program I helped build put a stone on the fifth line of a Go board in what looked like a gift to its human opponent. Move 37 in game two of the five-game match looked so absurd that some commentators thought it was a…

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Category: Ai
Market relevance: Moderate
Why it matters: AI developments move capital, regulation, and competitive advantage across the tech stack. On an afternoon in Seoul in March 2016, I watched a program I helped build put a stone on the fifth line of a Go board in what looked like a gift to its human opponent. Move 37 in game two of the five-game match looked so absurd that some commentators thought it was a… Secondary effects may show up in markets and supply chains linked to Don.

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