Debate Over Whether AI Is an Agentic Tool or a Passive Instrument
A Hacker News discussion debates whether AI is like a powerdrill (an inert extension of human intention) or something more autonomous and dangerous, using tool metaphors to explore how much agency AI systems truly have. It is a philosophical discussion, not a description of a specific software problem.
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