'Agency' is not a substitute for causality: anthropomorphism is not root-cause analysis
AlexTensor · x · 2026-10-09
AlexTensor offers a methodological critique of AI discourse: treating 'agency' as an explanation is no substitute for causal analysis, and anthropomorphizing models is not root-cause analysis.
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