Is it more appropriate to think of neural network based AIs as “Artificial Instinct” rather than “Artificial Intelligence?”

I realized recently that a much better fit than intelligence might be instinct. The prompt in this analogy is like a novel external stimulus–a shadow, pangs of hunger, pain. These sensory stimuli trigger neurons to fire which results in signals to run, to seek food, to recoil. These responses are not learned. They are innate. There is no thinking, no analysis. There is just reacting. This seems like a better analog of what LLMs are doing. I find it difficult to conceive of what ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, etc…, are doing as thinking and therefore as intelligence,

1040 Non Sense

I filed my taxes for the umpteenth time and felt the same frustration that I feel every year. Each of the myriad W-2s, 1099s, and 1098s states that the information has been sent to the IRS. Great! That seems smart and so very modern. But then what is the value of me reentering all that data when I begin the reconciliation process? This stopped making sense when electronic databases started being a thing. The only thing I’m adding is a chance for error. Why can’t the process start with IRS, and whatever other entities that feel deserving of a pound of my cash, presenting me with the data that they possess? In some simple cases, this could be the entirety of filing preparation work. I don’t mind paying taxes. I mind doing things that I see no sense in.