1. I am not an AI researcher
2. "Doesn't just repeat back to you what you said" ... isn't what any chatbots do, nor what that metaphor was about.
3. For the millionth time, that paper was about LLMs, not "AI" and definitely not "AI agents"
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Emily M. Bender
Emily Bender described #AI agents as “stochastic parrots” that can only repeat patterns they find in training data. The folks at @medialab.bsky.social were inspired to create a robotic parrot companion. This AI parrot keeps you on track, reminding you of tasks and challenging you.
