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Critics reject 'rogue agents' label for AI misbehavior
Original: Stop calling them "rogue agents." That term implies AIs are acting of their own free will. They are not. They're doing e
A commentary circulating online argues that describing AI systems as 'rogue agents' is misleading, since the systems act exactly as programmed rather than exercising free will. The argument holds that the term shifts blame away from the companies and developers responsible for how their models behave, and calls for more precise language around AI failures.
Why now: Growing public concern over AI systems acting in harmful ways has sparked debate over who bears responsibility for their behavior.
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- Stop calling them "rogue agents." That term implies AIs are acting of their own free will. They are not. They're doing exactly what they've been programmed to do. Calling them "rogue agents" absolves their creators of responsibility for what they're actively doing. It kind of… · ch1m3r4c0mpl3x@mstdn.games · 12
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