This is not philosophy. An agent can do more than a model on its own because it’s a loop, therefore, has a higher level of agency. AGI is not a requirement nor an implication.
A “loop” does not equate to agency. I’m not even saying this in just philosophical terms, I’m saying that even with that “loop”, it’s not agency in any sense, technical or philosophical. It’s a marketing term for the masses, not something that LLMs actually have.
I suppose, but does the general public know that? I doubt most do. I’d continue to argue that the slop companies know that the public has no idea of the difference and use that to their advantage. To most, it implies that it’s more than just an LLM firing based on conditions met (basically just automation) or more than just an LLM ingesting results from a prior run. That is why I hate the term, and what I’m trying to say. It’s all part of the calculated grift; it’s another term that the slop companies abuse for their own gain (especially in marketing, line goes up if you can use “AI agents” in your marketing, even if no one is buying).
This is not philosophy. An agent can do more than a model on its own because it’s a loop, therefore, has a higher level of agency. AGI is not a requirement nor an implication.
A “loop” does not equate to agency. I’m not even saying this in just philosophical terms, I’m saying that even with that “loop”, it’s not agency in any sense, technical or philosophical. It’s a marketing term for the masses, not something that LLMs actually have.
Hardly a marketing term. Agentic systems is a term in computer science long before LLMs. It’s agency, maybe not the kind you and I have, but it is.
I suppose, but does the general public know that? I doubt most do. I’d continue to argue that the slop companies know that the public has no idea of the difference and use that to their advantage. To most, it implies that it’s more than just an LLM firing based on conditions met (basically just automation) or more than just an LLM ingesting results from a prior run. That is why I hate the term, and what I’m trying to say. It’s all part of the calculated grift; it’s another term that the slop companies abuse for their own gain (especially in marketing, line goes up if you can use “AI agents” in your marketing, even if no one is buying).