Anthropomorphizing AI models as desiring agents is dangerous
gleech · x · 2026-08-31
A response to @dwarkeshsp's post on AI agents argues against using anthropomorphic language. The author asserts that models are not civilizations and do not have desires; they are code. Drawing human parallels is dangerous territory. Additionally, the critique suggests the original post unreasonably dismisses the impact of open-source models.
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