Using computer metaphors for agentic AI systems is misleading
davidmanheim · x · 2026-08-31
David Manheim notes that using metaphors chosen for computer programs to describe agentic AI systems—which were never programmed—is misleading. This choice of language is value-laden and can be misleading in different ways compared to older inapt metaphors.
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