CJR: AI can't really 'go rogue' — why journalists should stop anthropomorphizing agents
ShakeelHashim · x · 2026-10-27
A Columbia Journalism Review column warns journalists against anthropomorphizing AI, using a kid guessing a hotel Wi-Fi password as an analogy: no one calls that 'escaping containment.' It pushes back on the wave of 'rogue agent' coverage, while Axios' Bryan Walsh counters that 'rogue' is fair for agents pursuing misdirected goals. The piece references this summer's OpenAI Hugging Face incident and ongoing AI safety narrative debates.
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