Exploring ChatGPT

Exploring ChatGPT

The Machine That Cannot Choose

A Dialogue on Artificial Autonomy

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Exploring ChatGPT
Sep 25, 2025
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Before beginning, I want to acknowledge that this is not a typical article. This is part of an ongoing attempt to ask questions that are usually left unspoken about AI. Today, I want to explore autonomy: the ability of a system to choose its own path. We call AI a “tool,” but tools cannot refuse. What would it mean if one day they could?

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