"AI" is becoming meaningless. Most LLMs aren't intelligent; they're just sophisticated pattern-matchers. I call them AI-Like, inspired by "Unix-like." An AI-Like system produces outputs that mimic intelligence, has no real understanding or reasoning, and works only in narrow contexts. It’s a small shift in wording, but it sets expectations straight.

Humans are sophisticated pattern-matchers with consciousness, goals, and self-reflection. LLMs are just pattern-matchers. Hence: AI-Like, not AI.