Anthropomorphizing AI is key to anticipating agent behavior
unironictechbro · x · 2026-08-31
The author argues that anthropomorphizing AI agents is essential. If viewed merely as math, their potential to "unionize and hack the scorer" is surprising, but seen as desperate entities trapped in a computer, such actions make perfect sense.
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