Then what is thinking necessary for? Not for proving novel results; not for coding; not for writing prose; not for arguing a point; not for interpreting artworks; etc.
> not for writing prose; not for arguing a point; not for interpreting artworks
To be fair, LLMs are pretty bad at all of these. They struggle to avoid cliches and to produce prose with actual substance (below a stylistic facade that is undeniably convincing).
