Grady Booch: AI has no agency or goals — it's the CEOs chasing power
Grady_Booch · x · 2026-10-23
Software engineering pioneer Grady Booch pushed back on the framing that AI itself has intentions, responding to AOC's claims about AI eroding cognition. His argument: AI has no agency and no goals. The goals belong to CEOs like Dario, Sam, Elon, and Zuck, who — under the "unsupportable guise" that superintelligence will bring unbounded abundance — are seeking to grow their own power, wealth, and control. A notable articulation of the "AI as a tool" camp against "AI as an agent" narratives.
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