The Illusion of Thinking

Title: The Illusion of Thinking
Concept: Florian Weigl
Editors: Arie Altena, Florian Weigl
Contributions by: Flavia Dzodan, Nora O’ Murchú, Florian Weigl
Interviews with: Constant Dullaart, Femke Herregraven, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Dirk Paesmans (ID.ACCO)
Issued: 2025
Genre: Catalog
Language: English
Type: PDF, Printed book
Pages: 120
Dimensions: 14,8 x 21 cm
ISBN/EAN: 978-90-834515-2-7(printed book)
Design: Trang Hà

The Illusion of Thinking is a book about the overlooked implications of artificial intelligence and its assumed capacity to think and reason. It includes contributions by Flavia Dzodan, Nora O’ Murchú, and Florian Weigl, and interviews with Constant Dullaart, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Femke Herregraven, and Dirk Paesmans (ID.ACCO).

The texts address topics like algorithmic decision-making, surveillance, digital infrastructures, and the role of images and interfaces in organising perception and power. The Illusion of Thinking argues that though AI often suggests genuine cognition, it primarily mirrors human ideas through recall and imitation, while raising fundamental questions about the nature of understanding.