Comment by raincole
2 months ago
I think the narrative of "AI is just a tool" is much more harmful than the anthropomorphism of AI.
Yes, AI is a tool. So are guns. So are nukes. Many tools are easy to be misused. Most tools are inherently dangerous.
2 months ago
I think the narrative of "AI is just a tool" is much more harmful than the anthropomorphism of AI.
Yes, AI is a tool. So are guns. So are nukes. Many tools are easy to be misused. Most tools are inherently dangerous.
I don’t quite follow. Just because a tool has the potential for misuse, doesn’t make it not a tool.
Anthropomorphizing LLMs, on the other hand, has a multitude of clearly evident problems arising from it.
Or do you focus on the “just” part of the statement? That I very much agree with. Genuinely asking for understanding, not a native speaker.
When you have "a tool" that's capable of carrying out complex long term tasks, and also capable of who knows out what undesirable behaviors?
It's no longer "just a tool".
The more powerful a tool is, the more dangerous it is, as a rule. And intelligence is extremely powerful.