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 Article: https://medium.com/@jsmith0475/why-your-ai-agent-cant-think-fast-enough-and-how-pca-fixes-it-aa4dc00bbbff
The article by Dr. Jerry A. Smith examines the critical role of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) in advancing agentic AI systems, which are designed for autonomous, goal-driven behavior. It highlights how PCA, a classical linear dimensionality reduction technique, efficiently tackles the "curse of dimensionality" by simplifying complex, high-dimensional data, thereby accelerating agent learning and enhancing computational efficiency. The author also discusses PCA's limitations, such as its linearity and sensitivity to outliers, introducing alternative non-linear techniques like Autoencoders and Manifold Learning for scenarios where complex data relationships prevail. Ultimately, it advocates for strategic, often hybrid, applications of these methods to enable robust and scalable real-world agentic AI deployments.

Why Your AI Agent Can’t Think Fast Enough (And How PCA Fixes It)

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Why Your AI Agent Can’t Think Fast Enough (And How PCA Fixes It)

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