There are no "rogue" AI agents

Welcome to the Flashpoint.

Everyone’s talking about AI, but the words we use are making things worse.

Until the conversation gets back to reality, our understanding of what AI is an where it’s going will remain incomplete.

AI cannot think for itself, nor can it take independent actions. But anthropomorphizing language suggesting it can is how the technology is described.

While this makes sense—humans relate best when we can see ourselves in mystery—it’s not useful. By giving AI agency it can’t claim, we’ve turned it into a sentient being made of code, one that has hopes, desires, and the capability of deceit.

That’s led to a deep misunderstanding of what the risk of AI is, and how to address it, and plays into industry narratives rather than facts.