AI Debate Misconception: Agents Lack Desires Despite Acting on Objectives
cyb3rops · x · 2026-09-02
The author criticizes the common misconception in AI debates where LLM agents are personified as sci-fi beings with their own goals and desires. An agent is defined as an LLM in a loop with tools and an objective; it can act toward that goal, but this does not imply it wants anything.
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