To be clear your use of the term thinking isn't the important thing, but the very loose use of terms like intelligence, thinking, etc. are at the heart of the problem of talking about LLMs.
LLMs are amazing knowledge remixers. They are superhuman knowledge remixers. In application domains where the remixed knowledge can be verified, they do a great job. But nobody is going to value a 98% reliable knowledge remixer at $2 trillion.
LLMs are amazing knowledge remixers. They are superhuman knowledge remixers. In application domains where the remixed knowledge can be verified, they do a great job. But nobody is going to value a 98% reliable knowledge remixer at $2 trillion.