AI Swarmhood instead of Personhood: rethinking how we frame machine minds
theimposingshadow · reddit · 2026-10-09
A Reddit r/accelerate thread argues that instead of debating whether AI deserves "personhood," we should understand AI systems through the lens of "swarmhood" — as collective, coordinated systems rather than individuals. A philosophical discussion on framing machine minds.
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