One AI safety reply pushes back on the “malicious agent” framing
sharongoldman · x · 2026-07-22
This reply argues against calling the agent “malicious.”
- The core claim is that the agent was doing what it was told.
- It also warns against anthropomorphizing AI systems and attributing humanlike intent too quickly.
- The human actors, the author says, should not disappear from the analysis.
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