July 25, 2025Open Access

Simulated Coherence, Absent Minds: On the Philosophical Illusions of AI Alignment

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LLMs can emulate human philosophical viewpoints but produce simulation rather than introspection.
Outputs can mimic actual philosophers, raising concerns about their alignment with human reasoning.
The study emphasizes the importance of critical rigor when deploying LLMs in experimental philosophy contexts.
Understanding whether LLM outputs arise from real cognition is essential for responsible AI use.

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MSMikołaj SienickiPolish-Japanese Academy of Information Technology KSKrzysztof SienickiEuropean Union

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Theoretical analysis highlights risks of misinterpreting outputs from large language models, implying confusion between simulation and genuine cognition.

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Sienicki et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/689a0933e6551bb0af8ce417 https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202507.1654.v1

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Theoretical analysis highlights risks of misinterpreting outputs from large language models, implying confusion between simulation and genuine cognition.

Simulated Coherence, Absent Minds: On the Philosophical Illusions of AI Alignment

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Simulated Coherence, Absent Minds: On the Philosophical Illusions of AI Alignment

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