AIHumanizing AI and the joke about a “living wage” for agents
A commentator jokes that fears about robots taking jobs could give way to demands for AI agents to earn a “living wage,” blaming researchers for treating the technology as human.
TLDR
A post criticizes AI researchers for anthropomorphizing the technology—describing it in human terms—and argues that this guarantees an “AI slavery” debate. Writing in September 2026, the author jokes that demands for agents to get a “living wage” may be only a year away.
Humanizing AI and the joke about a “living wage” for agents
A commentator jokes that fears about robots taking jobs could give way to demands for AI agents to earn a “living wage,” blaming researchers for treating the technology as human.
TLDR
A post criticizes AI researchers for anthropomorphizing the technology—describing it in human terms—and argues that this guarantees an “AI slavery” debate. Writing in September 2026, the author jokes that demands for agents to get a “living wage” may be only a year away.