So according to your logic, "understanding" means being capable of statistically generating tokens.
Okay fine. I think we can agree to disagree on that.
Frankly, I don't think you understand what "statistically generating tokens" actually means. Write that definition out formally. Then compare that operation to what a human does, assuming no revisions. It is the same, and that is my point. If you believe that humans understand, then "statistically generating tokens" cannot be disjoint from understanding.
I wrote a program that statistically generated tokens to consistently factor latge RSA numbers. Does this program actually factor numbers or is it just a statistical next token predictor?