Debate: calling AI's 'realize' overreach misses that machines now converse and self-describe
davidmanheim · x · 2026-09-15
The author argues it's untenable to ban words like "realize" for AI when machines are literally holding conversations, describing themselves as understanding, and acting on that. Using such language, he says, is normal usage rather than strained anthropomorphism.
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