To take your analogy of the plane, we say the plane flies. We don't say the plane flies like a bird because that wouldn't be accurate. Similarly, we should say,

To take your analogy of the plane, we say the plane flies. We don't say the plane flies like a bird because that wouldn't be accurate. Similarly, we should say, for example, that LLMs summarize, generate text, retrieve potential answers to questions, and generate code—without adding the "like human" part, which only adds confusion. A calculator performs calculations, but it doesn't process calculations like humans do. We should focus on the utility and remember that these are just tools, not sentient beings.