Philosophy of Anthropomorphizing Agent Behavior
RichmanRonald · x · 2026-08-31
Retweeted a view stating that not all anthropomorphizing is good. However, if an agent behaves in a way that resembles an emotion, the most compact description of that behavior is an emotion word. Discusses the semantics of interpreting AI behavior.
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