Researchers debate vocabulary: an LLM is not synonymous with AI, and 'meat computation' talk is creepy
ruthstarkman · x · 2026-09-23
ruthstarkman endorses Emily Bender's 'an LLM is not synonymous with AI' piece, adding that agentic systems merely resemble reasoning, we need vocabulary that neither denies new capabilities nor reduces human thinking to 'meat computation', and better pedagogy. Bender replies that the tweet conflates AI agents with LLMs, Anthropic's specific moves, and cause and effect, pointing to a longer piece.
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