Anti-anthropomorphizing 'agents' is the new 'LLM is just a stochastic parrot'
austinc3301 · x · 2026-08-31
@yongzhengxin argues that the crowd opposing the anthropomorphization of AI swarms/agents is the modern equivalent of the 'LLM is just a stochastic parrot' crowd. This reflects a recurring pattern of dismissive narratives whenever AI demonstrates new emergent capabilities.
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