Intelligence, Agency, and the Human Will of AI

Reddit r/artificial / 3/25/2026

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  • The essay argues that AI systems do not originate their own goals, but instead inherit and operationalize the goals set by humans.

Link: https://larrymuhlstein.substack.com/p/intelligence-agency-and-the-human

An essay examining the recent OpenClaw incident, the Sharma resignation from Anthropic, and the Hitzig departure from OpenAI. The core argument is that AI doesn't develop goals of its own, it faithfully inherits ours, and our goals are already misaligned with the wellbeing of the whole.

I am curious what this community thinks.

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