I think the question of whether AI has "true understanding" of things is misguided. Having a "true understanding" is nothing but a subjective experience. There

I think the question of whether AI has "true understanding" of things is misguided. Having a "true understanding" is nothing but a subjective experience. There are two actual important questions: 1) whether AI is capable of having (any) subjective experience at all and 2) whether AI can outperform human intelligence in every area. You are in a deep denial if in 2023 you have any doubts about 2). I'm yet to hear a compelling argument as to why a positive answer to 2) might imply a positive answer to 1). However it's appalling how little attention is being given to 1) on it's own merit.