AI circle debate: anthropomorphism is inherent to general intelligence, says researcher
ctjlewis · x · 2026-10-04
An AI-circle debate around prominent anti-AI activists: SkyeSharkie predicts strange effects from Matt Walsh's influence, joking about Holly Elmore joining Daily Wire.
Core argument: the idea of designing a machine intelligence that looks nothing like known intelligence is divorced from reality—anthropomorphic features are features of general intelligence, and no known path exists without them. Quoter ctjlewis endorses the second part, staying neutral on the first.
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