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-gpt-4-failed-its-safety-test-and-passed-it-9539445c6777
The article, "AI's Constructed Reality: Beyond Neutrality and Towards Democratic Objectivity" by Dr. Jerry A. Smith, argues that scientific objectivity in AI is a human cultural construct rather than an inherent discovery. Smith references Immanuel Kant's philosophy, distinguishing between phenomena (things as they appear to us) and noumena (things as they exist independently), to illustrate how our minds actively structure experience. This framework is then applied to AI, demonstrating that every aspect of AI development, from data representation to training objectives, embeds human values and perspectives. The author asserts that the myth of AI neutrality leads to hidden biases, concentrated power, and a lack of accountability, advocating for "democratic objectivity" through transparent documentation of value decisions, diverse evaluation, and stakeholder contestation to ensure AI systems serve human flourishing.

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