Medium Article: https://medium.com/@jsmith0475/building-human-facing-agentic-systems-the-psychology-and-sociology-of-super-intelligence-1571cf565d51

Dr. Jerry Smith's January 2025 Medium article explores the psychological, sociological, and ethical implications of "human-facing agentic systems," AI powered by large language models (LLMs). These systems, leveraging multi-headed attention mechanisms, aim to collaborate with humans, not merely serve as tools. The article emphasizes the potential for both empowerment and manipulation inherent in these systems, highlighting the crucial role of self-interest, emotion, and identity in human-AI interaction. Smith concludes with a call for responsible development guided by transparency, inclusivity, and justice, warning against the potential for these systems to become instruments of control.

Building Human-Facing Agentic Systems: The Psychology and Sociology of Super Intelligence

Medium: https://medium.com/@jsmith0475/why-ai-hallucinates-the-math-openai-got-right-and-the-politics-they-ignored-1802138739f5
The article, by Dr. Jerry A. Smith, explores the multifaceted nature of AI hallucinations, arguing that they are not merely technical glitches but also socio-technical constructs. It highlights two key perspectives: first, Kalai et al. (2025) statistically explain why hallucinations are mathematically inevitable due to training and evaluation methods, advocating for rewarding model abstention when uncertain. Second, Smith (2025) introduces a Kantian framework, positing that the definition of a "hallucination" is inherently subjective and shaped by human evaluative choices, including benchmarks that embed specific cultural and political values. The text ultimately calls for a move beyond a "neutrality myth" in AI evaluation, advocating for multi-perspective assessments and the democratization of benchmark governance to ensure AI systems are more accountable and reflective of diverse human realities.

Why AI Hallucinates: The Math OpenAI Got Right and the Politics They Ignored

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