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Erez Firt

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Oct 2026

Pragmatics-zombies

This paper examines theoretical aspects of human-AI communication, arguing that current AI systems, or ‘pragmatics-zombies,’ can mimic human-like pragmatic competence without genuine understanding. While these systems are increasingly adept at natural language interaction, their lack of subjective experience, inten...

Erez Firt, Bracha Nir · 0 citations
Review Open access Aug 2026

The understanding gap: when functionality looks like understanding

An understanding gap is illuminated: user attributions are partly guided by epistemic orientation and experiential ascriptions that make sophisticated simulation appear as understanding, especially in affective interaction, raising urgent questions about epistemic trust, relational vulnerability, and the ethics of AI c...

Erez Firt, Rinat B. Rosenberg-Kima · 0 citations

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