Pedro Domingos asks for a non-anthropomorphic vocabulary to talk about AI
pmddomingos · x · 2026-09-16
Renowned ML researcher and author Pedro Domingos tweeted that we need a non-anthropomorphic vocabulary for discussing AI, and asked followers for ideas. The post touches a longstanding issue: describing models with human words like "understands" or "wants" distorts both capability claims and risk narratives.
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