i'm not saying AI's do understand. or that their abilities are near ours.
just that framing this as a contest of understanding is… problematic.
humans are wired up to believe our perception of reality is crystal clear and our understanding nearly infallible. it's why it's so difficult to change someone's mind -- even when they themselves are fully aware they're in the wrong.
when we're hard-wired to measure "understanding" badly, it's probably a poor metric to choose.
collin