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Monday, February 9, 2026

The Mind and the Machine: AI Can Never Think


Dr. Michael Augros, Ph.D.
Thomas Aquinas College

https://edwardfeser.blogspot.com/2026/02/no-ai-does-not-have-human-level.html

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