Anthropomorphism & anthropocentrism are two major cognitive biases that prevent us from thinking clearly about non-human systems (incl. AI)
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E.g. large-scale organizations are often better understood as standalone organisms, but we are drawn to focus on the individuals in them
& AI systems are often incorrectly perceived as "agents"; they are mere processes, with no more free will or consciousness than e.g. gravity
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However, they can be used as "agents" when they are guided/utilized by conscious entities. They become agents through/in such interaction.
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When people refer to AI agents they aren't talking about free will or consciousness. They're talking about goal-oriented behavior.
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A reinforcement learner fairly clearly doesn't have free will or consciousness, but it certainly has goals and attempts to achieve them.
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@BBC program on robot. Journalists: robot=species, ~ human. US developer was just, "no, it's a machine, like a washing machine"Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Do you think we have free will? If so, won't AI systems have it eventually? Same for conciousness
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They have as much free will as you and I do. The consciousness question remains unresolved.
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to my understanding the dividing line is whether a system can predict and decide/alter its future existence at various degree of complexity.
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Humans aren't good at evaluating this about themselves either,e.g. belief that (in)determinism of physics would be perceivable for free will
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Deep-seated instinct to both inflate importance and protect uncertainty for things that come close to humans' conception of themselves...
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