The author proposes that human agency and planning are not emergent properties of a core intelligence, but rather a collection of distinct, socially learned behaviors. This perspective suggests that sophisticated planning and reasoning are acquired through external social mechanisms rather than internal cognitive feedback loops. Consequently, the author argues, concerns about AI inner misalignment might be overblown, as complex reasoning would be learned externally, not developed in an inaccessible cognitive core. AI
IMPACT Challenges conventional thinking on AI alignment by suggesting planning is socially learned, potentially reducing concerns about inner misalignment.
RANK_REASON This is an opinion piece discussing a theoretical model of AI agency, not a release or research finding.
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