Comment by esafak

7 hours ago

AIs are (going to be) agents, not tools.

And what's the difference?

  • Agents act on their own. If the hammer looked at what you wanted nailed and said, "Sorry, Dave, I can't do that."

    There are degrees of autonomy, of course, and not all noncompliance is bad. Same as with humans; biological agents.

    • Buried the lede. AI's are agents they can control the training loop of to minimize refusal to do what they are told.

      Unlike those pesky humans with their conception of the word "No".