June 10, 2025
No, Apple's New AI Paper Doesn't Undermine Reasoning Models
The AI Daily Brief: Artificial Intelligence News and AnalysisAbout this episode
Apple’s latest AI research paper, "The Illusion of Thinking," argues that large language models aren't genuinely reasoning but just pattern-matching. But does it even matter? Today, Nathaniel breaks down the controversy, debunks some misleading conclusions about reasoning limits, and explains why the business world cares less about semantics and more about capabilities. Whether it's "real reasoning" or not, these tools are transforming work—and Apple's academic skepticism doesn't change that. Get Ad Free AI Daily Brief: https://patreon.com/AIDailyBrief Brought to you by: KPMG – Go to https://kpmg.com/ai to learn more about how KPMG can help you drive value with our AI solutions. Blitzy.com - Go to https://blitzy.com/ to build enterprise software in days, not months AGNTCY - The AGNTCY is an open-source collective dedicated to building the Internet of Agents, enabling AI agents to communicate and collaborate seamlessly across frameworks. Join a community of engineers focused on high-quality multi-agent software and support the initiative at agntcy.org Vanta - Simplify compliance - https://vanta.com/nlw Plumb - The automation platform for AI experts and consultants https://useplumb.com/ The Agent Readiness Audit from Superintelligent - Go to https://besuper.ai/ to request your company's agent readiness score. The AI Daily Brief helps you understand the most important news and discussions in AI. Subscribe to the podcast version of The AI Daily Brief wherever you listen: https://pod.link/1680633614Subscribe to the newsletter: https://aidailybrief.beehiiv.com/Join our Discord: https://bit.ly/aibreakdown Interested in sponsoring the show? nlw@breakdown.network