We don't have continuous learning machines yet so at least understanding new things, or being able to further link ideas isn't quite there yet. I've always take

We don't have continuous learning machines yet so at least understanding new things, or being able to further link ideas isn't quite there yet. I've always taken the idea of understanding as taking an unrefined idea, or incomplete information, applying experimentation/doing, and coming out with a more complete model on how to do said action. Like understanding how to bake a cake. I can have a simplistic model, for example taking a box cake and making it. Or a more complex model, using the raw ingredients in the right proportions. Both of these have some level of understanding on what's necessary to bake a cake. And I think AI models have this too. When they have some base knowledge on a topic, and you ask a question that can require a tool without asking for a tool directly, they can suggest a tool to use. Which at least to me make it appear the system as a whole has understanding.