Dennett's 'Intentional Stance' proves worth in AI debates
birchlse · x · 2026-09-02
Daniel Dennett's concept of the 'intentional stance' is proving its worth in current AI debates. However, his central philosophical claim—that there is no more to having real intentional states than being the kind of system towards which the stance can be fruitfully taken—looks less plausible than ever.
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