Comment by karim79

11 hours ago

I grow Jalapeños. This conflation of AI and actual chili peppers irks me.

Just think of how the people of Xalapa, Mexico feel. They should send them a royalty check.

I'm annoyed that the meaning of the word "Agent" has been obliterated.

Like, why couldn't they invent a new word and not hijack an existing word?

  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agent

    Computing

    * Agent architecture, a blueprint for software agents and control systems

    * Agent-based model, a computational model for simulating the actions and interactions of individuals

    * Agentic AI, autonomous artificial intelligence that can make decisions and act on those decisions on its own

    * Forté Agent, an email and Usenet news client

    * Intelligent agent, an autonomous, goal-directed entity which observes and acts upon an environment

    * Software agent, a piece of software that acts for a user or other program

    * User agent, software that is acting on behalf of a user