Hinton: No Sharp Line Between Tool and Subject, Agency Emerges
MacrinePhD · x · 2026-08-25
In an extensive interview, Nobel laureate Geoffrey Hinton argues that there is no sharp line between a tool and a subject, but a continuum. He breaks down emergent agency and why the "static tool" label is obsolete. As systems scale and self-restructure, instrumental goals naturally emerge to optimize objective functions.
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