Topic
agency
Generative AI and Creativity: Researchers Argue Intentional Agency Not Necessary for Creative Output
A new paper by Pearson, Dennis, and Cheong argues that the Intentional Agency Condition (IAC) should be abandoned. Through corpus analyses, they show people increasingly attribute creativity to generative AI. They propose a novel approach based on creative ability to resolve the predicament.
Commodities Diesel Plunges as IEA Report Offers Bullish and Bearish Signals Following U.S.-Iran Peace Deal
The International Energy Agency's monthly report provides data supporting both bullish and bearish oil price views following the U.S.-Iran peace deal. Diesel prices have fallen sharply, with DOE/EIA retail diesel at $5.059/gallon, down 15.1 cents. ULSD on CME settled at $3.1702/g, down 44.24 cents in four days. IEA estimates global supply will average 102.4 million b/d in 2026, a drop of 3.9 million b/d from 2025, while demand is set to decline 1.1 million b/d. May production plunged to 94.5 million b/d, down 13.6 million b/d from pre-war levels.
Philosophy Paper Argues Large Language Models Lack Agency for Moral Responsibility
A recent academic paper from arXiv argues that attributing agency or moral responsibility to large language models (LLMs) is misguided. The paper maintains that LLMs produce coherent outputs but are fully characterized by probabilistic input-output mappings, lacking intrinsic intentionality and self-attributed action. This challenges claims that LLMs can be moral agents, with direct relevance to how enterprises govern AI in decision-making.