Using 'goal-directed' for AI doesn't claim consciousness — it's a cybernetics-era term
cephaloform · x · 2026-10-05
cephaloform clarifies an AI terminology dispute: calling a system goal-directed is not a claim that human-like consciousness has been instantiated, but that the system has a state or condition it will attempt to reach even when hindered — a usage dating back to cybernetics.
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